Differences in music
Differences in painting
Differences in education
Chinese education
Western education
Differences in custom
China: shaking hands
western countries: hug
❖ 左：西方
右：中方
Punctuality(准时)
❖ 左：西方
右：中方
The Boss （领导）
左：西方
右：中方
lifestyle
西方
中方
The relation of people
西方
中方
Anger
西方
中方
Self
西方
中方
Sunday street西方来自中方Party西方
中方
In a restaurant
❖ In China, people‘s thinking mode characterized by dialectical thinking and organism thinking（辩证和整体思维为主要 特征）。
1. From the view of social background（社会背景）:
society.（个人与社会的关系）
2. From the view of social cognition（认知）:
3. From the view of their thinking orientation:
❖ In western countries: Their thinking orientation（思维取向）inclines to individuals ;
❖ Philosophers emphasize on personal characteristics and freedom in ancient Greece.（古希腊社会强调个人特性和自由）
❖ While in ancient China ,they emphasize ❖ the relationship between individuals and
❖ While in China: It is an interpersonal （人 际式） thinking orientation.
4. From the view of traditional culture:
Opinion(看法，个人观点)
❖ 左：西方
右：中方
Queue when Waiting （排队）
Reasons for these differences
❖ the culture of east and west has its own features:
❖ In western countries, people‘s thinking mode characterized by Aristotle’s logical and analytical thinking;（亚里士多德的逻 辑和分析思维为特征）
Value
food
Wedding
characters culture Education
Custom
Art
architecture
Differences in wedding
Differences in Festival
the Spring Festival
Christmas Day
Differences in food
西方
中方
A tour
西方
中方
Three meals a day
西方
中方
Transport
西方
中
方
The eyes of foreigners
西方
中方
conclusion
Different countries have different cultures.
Fully understand and respect when communicating with people from different countries Remove gross while keeping the essence.