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我对西方礼仪的理解和认识土木建筑工程学院土木工程吴昊2013111325IthinkIhadelearnedaaltofknowledgeandculturefromthewesternmannersclass,Iknowmanydifferenthabitsandsocialetiquettesbetweenchinaandwesternworld.Suchasdifferencesincommunicativelanguage,Diningetiquettedifference,Dressetiquettedifferenceandsoon.Nowletmetellyousomeinterestingthingsaboutwesternmanners.Differencesincommunicativelanguage:Thedailygreeting,Chinesemostlyuses"Haveyouhaddinneryet?""Whereto?"Andsoon,thisreflectsakindofintimacybetweenpeople.Butforwesterners,thisgreetingwillmakethemfeelsuddenly,awkward,evenunhappy,becauseWesternerswillputthisquestiontounderstandasa"questioning",feeleachotherabouttheirprivatelife.Inthewest,thedailygreetingtheyjustsay"Hello"orbytimepoints,tosay"goodmorning!"Goodafternoon."Goodevening!"Youcan.MeetingandtheBritishwouldsay:"todaytheweatherisgood!"Diningetiquettedifference:Westerndinneretiquetteisalsodistinctive.InChinese,mostuniversalrespecttotheleft,inthebanquetguests,tothestatusofaverydistinguishedguestseatedontheleft,followedbyarrangement.Inthewestisrightforhigh,menandwomenintervalandseat,thecouplealsoseparateandseat,femaleguestsoftheseatsisslightlyhigherthanthemaleguestsseats,puttingmenintheirownrightofthefemaleguestsstartedchairs,toshowrespectfortheladies.Inaddition,Westernerssitwheneatingisthatthebend,bow,,mouthclosereatveryrude,butthisispreciselyChineseusuallyeatway.WheneatingWestern-stylefood,theownerdoesnotadvocatedrinkingbig,Chinatablewineisnecessarythings,withthewinedrinking,sometimesinordertoshowrespecttotheotherparty,whendrinkingonecupofdrink.Dressetiquettedifference:Westernmaninformalsocialoccasionsusuallywearaconservativestylesuit,wearingawhiteshirt,tie.Theylikeblack,sousuallywearblackshoes.Westernwomentowearthedresssuitonformaloccasions.Anotherwomanoutthereisthecustomofwearingearrings.Inwesterncountries,especiallyintheUSA,peopleliketowearcasualwear,suchasT-shirtsandjeans.Etiquetteisakindofculture,istheculturehasthetraditionofverticalandhorizontalreferenceandintegration.Alongwiththeacceleratingpaceofglobalization,economicbackgroundofhigh-speedcollision,culture,westernculturepoursintoChina,ChinesetraditionaletiquettealsounceasinglybyWesternetiquettecultureshock.HowtoprotectthetraditionalChineseetiquette,andtoitsdross,reasonablyeffectiveintegrationwithWesternetiquette,aspeoplecontinuetothinkandexplorethetopic.MoreandmorepeoplerealizethatChineseandWesternetiquetteculturewillpenetrateeachother,continuousdevelopment.ButinthefusionofChineseandWesternetiquettecultureintheprocess,ChinesetookeenontheWestblindly,unconsciouslyfallintotwoerrors:first,takethewestern etiquettereplaceourtraditionalChineseetiquette.Etiquetteisthemostrepresentative.Forinstanceinyouth,heldaforeignstylewedding,westernfestivalsandsoon,arethetendencycannotbeignored.Thewesternetiquetteonlyasfolkknowledgeaboutnogroundforblame,iflikeaflockofducks,lostnationalself-esteem,thenation'straditionaletiquettealsowillbesubmerged.Second,istheetiquetteeducationfocusedontheoperationallevel,suchasthebowtobendthenumberofdegrees,shakinghandstostopafewseconds.Theseproblemsarenotcannotspeak,butonlyifthespeciouswriting,theetiquettewouldbecomeemptyformalism.Undeniable,intoday'sinternationaletiquetteisbasicallythewesternetiquette.ThereasonforthisphenomenonisnotjusttheWest'spowerful,deep-seatedreasonisthatWesternvaluesofunity,thewestistheheightoftheirownculturalidentityandadeepconsciousness.AllthisandcloselyrelatedtothesocialfoundationofChristianity,asanimportantreligiousritualactivities,thedevoutreligiousbeliefs,Westernerssincechildhoodaccepteducationandedificationoftheetiquette,etiquettecanmakenaturalexpressioninhumanbehavior.Thespiritualandthematerial,theheightofpoliticalandculturalfit,peoplewithhighself-confidenceandsenseofsuperiority,itistheWesternself-confidenceandsenseofsuperiorityendowedwithstrongappealofwesternculture,theetiquettecultureisregardedastheworldstandard.WearenowincontrolofChinasocialstatus,thegapbetweenusandthewestisobvious.Westernetiquetteculture,inourChinesetoday,ormorefromthewest.Butneitherthewesternetiquette,orweareourownsetofetiquettesystem,whicharenotintheform.Thedifficultyiswecanalsohaveacompletevaluesystem,andhashighrecognitionoftheircultureandprofoundconsciousness.Welearnfromwesternetiquette,isnottolearnfromitsform,shoulddrawontheirinnersoul,onlyinthiswaycanwebuilduptheirself-confidenceandsenseofsuperiority,wecanestablishtheappeal.Therevivalofthenationisnotonlythestrengthoftherecovery,butalsoaculturalrenaissance.Theonlyotherpeoplealsoshareourculture,wecanreallymakeacourtesyvisittotheworld.
