中西方文化差异 英语课件.pptx

The cultural differences between Chinese and American In China, When people meet acquaintances or friends, we always say ,“Have you eaten yet?” What are you going to do?” In America, people often employ the following expressions to greet each other “Good morning/evening/afternoon. “Fine day, isn’t it? ”How is everything going?”,etc. Greeting and Parting Dining tools Chinese use chopsticks and Americans use fork and knife. Diet Culture Where everyone has their own plate of food. Where the dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares . Name In a formal setting, westerners address men as Mister (Mr), married women as Misses (Mrs.), and unmarried women as Miss ( Ms.). These days many women prefer to be addressed using the abbreviations Ms. , pronounced “ miz . In an informal situation,westerners will introduce each other by first name, without titles, and occasional ly by just the last name. America VS China Rock Dance Rb Blue Chinked-out Lyric out Lyric music 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.” There are many differences between China and America . I hope I can learn more cultural knowledge about America in the future! Thank you !