make？” “Do you go to the
church？”
6.Invitation
In the culture of British and America, it is very important to consult a time before you invite somebody to attend a banquet or take part in social activities. Esp. in America, invite somebody means you are borrow times of others. So they respect time very much. While in China, people are prefer to an uninvited guest.
Cultural differences in politeness between western and Chinese
1.Greeting
• In China, When people meet friends, we always say ,“Have you eaten yet?” What are you going to do?”
4. Thanks and Responses
In China,“Thank you” is not frequently used between intimate friends and family members because it may imply a certain distance between the addresser and the addressee.
Different cultural factors may result in cultural differences.
1.Cultural Background 2. Different values 3.Individualism and
Collectivism 4. Family 5.Nationalism
“Thank you” is widely used in English to show gratitude in such cases as being invited, helped, given a gift, etc.
5. Asking Personal Affairs
People from China do not regard it as asking personal affairs when they ask others name、age、marital status、 wages、personal life、belief and political points. It is regard as concerns. While the westerns will think you violate their right of privacy .
• In English, people often employ the following expressions to greet each other “Good morning/evening/afternoon. “Fine day, isn’t it? ”How is everything going?”,etc.
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Something about western families
Western families advocate equality in daily life. The husband and the wife usually have an equality voice in decision-making, and on certain matters, the children, too, have a vote.
2..Addressing
In China, the surname comes first and then the given name.
While westerners names are written and spoken with the given name first and the family name last.
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱHANK YOU!
GROUP MEMBER
East&West
when we talk to the westerns, we must avoid asking some questions like this:
“How old are you?” “Are you married？” “How many children do
you have？” “How much do you
East&West
A Chinese hostess will apologize for giving you “Nothing”. She will say“I just made some dishes casually and they are not very tasty.”
An western hostess is likely to say,” Oh, I am so glad that you liked it. I cook it especially for you.”