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. • “Thank you” is widely used in English to show gratitude in such cases as being invited, helped, given a gift, etc.
Party／聚会

In the restaurant／在餐厅
Handling of Problems／处理问题
Three meals in a day／三餐
What's Trendy／时尚
Transportation／交通工具
Elders’ daily life／老人的日常生活
The child／孩子
Cultural differences between China and America
Opinion／意见
Way of Life／生活方式
Punctuality／准时
Contacts／人际关系
Anger／对待愤怒
Queue ／排队
Sundays on the Road／周日的街 景
oneself／自我
The Boss／领导
Moods and Weather／心情与天气
Welcome Xiaoge !
Greeting and Parting
• In China, When people meet acquaintances or friends, we always say ,“Have you eaten yet?” What are you going to do?” • 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
• 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 make？” • “Do you go to the church？”
Compliments and Response
• 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.”
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.
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 .