Culture_shock_文化冲击.ppt

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1、CultureShockTherewasaChinesemaninAmericaforthefirsttimetoearnmoney,andafterhehadlearnedlittleEnglish,hewenttorenthousealone.TherehesaidinChinglish:“Ieatyou,sleepyou,howmuchaweek?”(我吃你的，住你，多少钱一个月）Surely,thehouseladywasshockedbyhiswordandfeltembarrassed.Firstly,Iwanttosharewithyouashortstory

2、:Thiscaseshowsaverycommonsituationwhichwidelyliesinthecommunicationswithindifferentcultures.ThisiswhatwecalledCultureShockCultureshockisthepersonaldisorientation不适应apersonmayfeelwhenexperiencinganunfamiliarwayoflifeduetoimmigration移民oravisittoanewcountry,ortoamovebetweensocialenvironments,

3、alsoasimpletraveltoanothertypeoflife.Cultureshockcanbedescribedasfourphases:HoneymoonNegotiation转变Adjustment&Mastery掌握CulturesValuesValuesAsweallknow,Westerncultureisbasedonindividualism个人主义ratherthanoncollectivism集体主义.Inwesternculture,everyoneisconsideredasspecialandunique.Butstandingouto

4、none’sownisnotfavoredandwouldevenarousecriticismfromtheothersinourcountry.Thisstopsustoexpressandtalkfreelyandeveryonebelieves“silenceisgold”TablemannerOnetopicischopsticks.Becauseofusingchopsticks,insteadofusingspoon,whenChinesepeoplehavingriceorsoup,it’slikelyforustoholdupourbowls.Butthi

5、shabitisconsideredrudeintheWesterncountries.Colorsit’squiteinterestingtofindthatmostEasternerschoseredwhilemostofthewesternerspreferredblue.Anotherdifferenceisaboutmeaningsofcolorwefeel.Redmeansluck,fortuneinChina.Weoftenusethiscolortodecorateinfestivals.Butredstandsforblood,revolutionsand

6、redisregardedasanunluckycolorinWest.ConclusionCultureshockisnotfearful,whatisfearfuliswelackofthecouragetoovercomeit.Ifyoustaycalm,observeandlearn,andkeepthingsinperspective,you'llprobablyfindthatyourdifficultieswillpass.Thanksyou!