American values and American values and Chinese valuesChinese values

小组成员： 2010 级 3B1 班

张婷珊、陶景成、陆佳妮、刘佳瑶

Nature and humanity in Nature and humanity in pointspoints

• The United States: the person and The United States: the person and nature is opposite to the relationship, nature is opposite to the relationship, who is the owner of the nature, people who is the owner of the nature, people and the nature is conquer and and the nature is conquer and conquered relationshipconquered relationship

• China: the person and nature is in China: the person and nature is in harmonious relationshipharmonious relationship

• Americans love individualism and adventure, Americans love individualism and adventure, love the characteristics of the novelty.love the characteristics of the novelty.

• Chinese prefers collectivism, conformityChinese prefers collectivism, conformity

Personal performancePersonal performance

• American classrooms treat students as American classrooms treat students as the center, emphasizes "learning" and the center, emphasizes "learning" and the students' participationthe students' participation

• Chinese style classrooms emphasize Chinese style classrooms emphasize knowledge of the class in orderknowledge of the class in order

EducationEducation

TimeTime

• The Westerners usually arrange their The Westerners usually arrange their schedules precisely to minute, second and schedules precisely to minute, second and even to millisecond. even to millisecond.

• But the Easterners are But the Easterners are comparatively random at comparatively random at time, they like using time, they like using "immediately, a long time, "immediately, a long time, sometimes, a half day, a sometimes, a half day, a little while" etc.little while" etc.

ValuesValues

• The United States, the The United States, the material wealth has become material wealth has become the standard of measuring the standard of measuring social status and personal social status and personal abilityability

• China, people lay emphasis China, people lay emphasis on Righteousness rather on Righteousness rather than on Benefit.than on Benefit.

Open and directOpen and direct• Americans are quite Americans are quite

open and direct, open and direct, especially in especially in professional discussion, professional discussion, often with different often with different opinions and debateopinions and debate

• Instead, Chinese tend Instead, Chinese tend not to have direct not to have direct conflict.conflict.

GreetingGreeting

• In the western countries, Usually, In the western countries, Usually, they’ll just give each other a smile or they’ll just give each other a smile or

greet with a “Hi.”. They’ll shake hands greet with a “Hi.”. They’ll shake hands only in some formal situations.only in some formal situations.

• How do we Chinese greet each other? How do we Chinese greet each other? Informally, if we meet a friend in the Informally, if we meet a friend in the street, we are used to saying: “Hi, have street, we are used to saying: “Hi, have you had your meal?” or “Where are you had your meal?” or “Where are you going?”. When it is the case of two you going?”. When it is the case of two gentlemen, they tend to shake hands. gentlemen, they tend to shake hands.

• In the West, "thank you" is one of the most frequently In the West, "thank you" is one of the most frequently used sentences. Teachers will thank a student for used sentences. Teachers will thank a student for answering a question; husbands will thank his wife answering a question; husbands will thank his wife for making a coffee.for making a coffee.

• In Chinese families, we rarely say “Thank you” to In Chinese families, we rarely say “Thank you” to other family members for receiving help or service. other family members for receiving help or service. Neither will we say so between good friends. It’s such Neither will we say so between good friends. It’s such an unpopular response that if you say it, the an unpopular response that if you say it, the counterpart will think you are treating him as a counterpart will think you are treating him as a stranger, otherwise you are lacking intimacy.stranger, otherwise you are lacking intimacy.

Expressing gratitudeExpressing gratitude

Eating habitsEating habits

• In America, people mostly have beef, In America, people mostly have beef, chicken, shrimp and turkey.chicken, shrimp and turkey.

• In China, People are used to having rice In China, People are used to having rice and wheat as their daily main food and wheat as their daily main food source.source.

Table mannersTable manners

• In America, not many of the Americans have In America, not many of the Americans have their meal at home with their family members their meal at home with their family members or sharing dishes on the same table.or sharing dishes on the same table.

• In China, most Chinese families like to cook In China, most Chinese families like to cook the meals at home. When having their meal, the meals at home. When having their meal, the family members will sit around the table the family members will sit around the table and share the dishes together.and share the dishes together.

Faith Faith

• In America, Most of In America, Most of the Americans believe the Americans believe in Christianity and in Christianity and Catholic.Catholic.

• In China, In China, Confucianism, Confucianism, Taoism and Taoism and Buddhism are three Buddhism are three ideologies which ideologies which have greatly have greatly influenced the influenced the Chinese.Chinese.

GiftsGifts

• In China, when people In China, when people receive friends’ gifts, they receive friends’ gifts, they will open them later.will open them later.

• In America, when people In America, when people receive gifts, they will receive gifts, they will open them at once.open them at once.

Thank you ~