Grandma
What will Bill’s first thought be when he hears that the American teacher’s grandma lives alone? Why do you think the grandmother lives alone?
Some likely interpretations
3. Grandma doesn’t feel that she should go live with her children because she feels any self-respecting person should take care of herself. 4. Grandma doesn’t feel that she should go live with one of her children because she doesn’t want to be a burden on them (but she would really like to live with one of them).
Ethnocentrism and Projected Cultural Similarity
They are closely related, but describe somewhat different phenomena. Ethnocentrism is taking one’s own cultural norms as the standard by which to judge people of other cultures. Projected cultural similarity is assuming that people of other cultures view things the same way we do.
Some likely interpretations
5. Grandma thinks her children really don’t want her to live with them, and that they only ask her out of a sense of obligation. (In fact, they would be willing to have her.) 6. Grandma thinks her children really don’t want her to live with them — and she is right.
Love and marriage
American views
Love Absolutely free and completely shared
Chinese views
Affection Mutual aid and mutual care Love is among other considerations, such as obligations and family
Some likely interpretations
1. Grandma doesn’t want to go live with a family member in another place because she has lived in her home for many years. All of her friends and memories are there, so she has no desire to go anywhere else. 2. Grandma doesn’t want to move in with one of her children because she doesn’t want to become reliant on them and loose her independence.
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Some likely interpretations
7. Grandma is afraid her children would put her in a rest-home if she moved in with them, and she would rather live alone in her own home. Projected cultural similarity: We often tend to interpret based on our own cultural norms.