跨越文化差异 留学党不可不知的他国礼节跨越文化差异 留学党不可不知的他国礼节.docVIP

跨越文化差异 留学党不可不知的他国礼节 Common sense goes a long way when it comes to learning a country’s proper etiquette. But even the savviest, most observant travellers can make the occasional cultural stumble if they are not careful. 学习一个国家的日常礼仪通常需要花费一段时间。即使是最见多识广、善于观察的旅行者，也会偶尔因为不了解文化差异而做出不当的行为。 Sam Bruce, a co-founder of the travel site Much Better Adventures, grew up in Hong Kong—yet did not realise until he was much older that in Hong Kong, people should always hand over business cards with two hands. “I had a rather awkward moment where I casually slid my name card face-down across the table to someone at the end of a meeting, when at the very same moment they delivered theirs, bowing, with both hands,” he explained. “What I had done was a big no-no and highly disrespectful.” 旅游网站Much Better Adventures的共同创始人山姆·布鲁斯，从小在香港长大，直到长大后才意识到在香港，人们应该用双手递交名片。“会议结束后，当我随意把自己的名片朝下，从桌子上滑过去时；对方却弯腰，双手送上他们的名片。那时，我简直尴尬死了。”他解释道，“我当时的做法是个大禁忌，而且非常无礼。” To discover more of these unexpected missteps, we sought out the advice of users on question and answer site Quora, asking “What should I absolutely not do when visiting your country?” Here are the etiquette rules that surprised us the most. 为了发现更多意想不到的过失，我们在问答网站Quora上搜索用户的建议，并在上面提问“在访问贵国时，我们绝对禁止做的事情是什么？”下面是最令人我们吃惊的礼仪规则。 The number trap 数字陷阱 In some cultures, giving the wrong amount of an item can be worse than no present at all. “Do not give an even numbers of flowers as a gift. That’s for dead folks,” said Muscovite Katherine Makhalova. “A proper bouquet will have one, three, five or seven flowers.” Odd numbers of flowers are given for happy occasions in Russia, while bouquets of two, four, six, 12 or 24 stems are often brought to funerals. 在某些文化中，送出错误数量的礼物甚至比没带礼物还要糟糕。“不要送偶数枝的花作为礼物。这是送给死人的。”俄国人凯瑟琳Makhalova说。一束花最好是1、3、5、7这样的奇数。在俄罗斯奇数枝的花是在欢乐的场合用，而2、4、6、12或者24根茎组成的花束往往是带去葬礼的。 Even outside of Russia, knowing which digits are lucky—or unlucky—may be important. “Numbers matter more than you might think,” explained Terri Morrison, sp