2 ?6.Invitation
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1.Greeting and Parting
? In China, when people meet acquaintances or friends, we always say ,“Have you eaten yet?” What are you going to do?”
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Western and Chinese cultures have diverse ways to deal with leave-takings
? Western people always try to make their leaving sound reluctant by finding some reasons and apologize for it to make the leaving acceptable for both parties. They often signal several times before leaving. Such as,
? In English, people often employ the following expressions to greet each other “Good morning/afternoon/evening. “Fine day, isn't it? ”How is everything going?”,etc
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pliments and Responses
For example, if a hostess is complimented for her cooking skill ,how will she response in west and china?
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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.”
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What can we see from it?
The Americans are “straight forwardness”, the Chinese take pride in “modesty”. In the response to compliments. Chinese are tend to efface themselves in words or refuse it, although they do feel comfortable about the compliments.
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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.
? 1.“I am afraid I must be off, I have to …” ? 2. “Well, it's been nice to see you again. I do enjoy our
talk and the lovely dinner, but I must be going soon”. ? 3.“Thank you very much for asking me over. I hope
we'll be able to get together again before long…”
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2.Addressing
In China, the surname comes first and then the given name.
While westerners names are written
In west, Although they are different in age and status, they can call the other directly, namely, their names,
even first names .They demonstrate the sense of intimacy and the conception of” Everyone is created equal”
The Difference between Chinese and Western Culture
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Hale Waihona Puke AContents
?1.Greeting and Parting
?2.Addressing
?pliments and Responses
?4. Thanks and Responses
?5. Asking Personal Affairs
and spoken with the given name first
and the family name last .
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East&West
In east, chinese use “title +surname” to address their superior or elders rather than call them surnames, while the superior or elders call the addressers their names. Otherwise, the addresser may be considered as ill mannered, ill educated or rude.