[灌水]一个老外眼中的中西方文化差异

icelemontea

不能总灌咸水，时不时我得装装正经，呵呵，题外话<br>
这是我的加拿大同事（就是那个Wang Wenjie)在回答他的中国学生问题写下的。他在亚洲国家生活了数年，经历了很多cultural shock.可能正如我们去西方要经历cultural shock 一样。 <br>
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他眼中的中国人和加拿大人的差别：<br>
1. Attitude toward wealth/prosperity<br>
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China: poverty a 'recent memory' for many<br>strongly oriented toward accumulation of wealth<br>disiplined savers<br>
Canada: poverty a 'distant memory' for many<br>only slightly oriented toward accumulation of wealth, since government <br>provides basic needs to all<br>liberal use of credit; many Candadians are in heavy debt despite wealth<br>
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2. Leisure<br>
China: Leisure 'optional' after basic needs are taken care of and large <br>savings are accumulated.<br>
Canada: Leisure a 'human right' the goal of earning money is to spend it on <br>leisure (travel, sports, vacation, house, etc)<br>
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3. Food<br>
China: 'live to eat': food is a central disucssion topic and meal times are <br>religiously adhered to<br>standard greeting: have you eaten lately<br>
Canada: "eat to live" food is seldom talked about<br>standard greeting:'nice day, eh?" or "cold enough" (meaning: how will <br>the weather affect leisure?"<br>
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4. Cultural identity<br>
China: cultural identity rooted in China's long history and beautiful written <br>language<br>pround of history + language<br>
Canada: cultural identity rooted in georgraphy(short 100 year history); <br>obsessed with what Big Brother thinks of us<br>proud of geography<br>
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5. Future<br>
China: Strongly oriented to the future: willing to sacrifice now for tomorrow<br>
Canada: strongly oriented to the now: unwilling to sacrifice today for tomorrow<br>
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6. Class structure<br>
China: visible class divisions<br>deference to authority and leadership<br>success achieved by paying respect + giving 'face' to leaders.<br>
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Canada:few visible class divisions; critical of outward signs of wealth<br>suspicious and critical of authority and leadership<br>success achieved by 'going your own way' against leaders<br>
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7. Relationsip(guan xi)<br>
China: being 'well-connected' is vital for success<br>merit not as important as relationship<br>it is not what you know, it is who you know<br>
Canada: people admire the 'self made man'who succeeds on his own<br>success more related to merit than being 'well-connected'<br>it is not who you know, it is what you know.<br>
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另外我推荐一本<br>
Chinese Business Etiquette <br>
by Scott D. Seligaman<br>
我的学生在上海的书店买到的。看看西方人眼里的中国人情世故，蛮有意思的。<br>
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风中旗

就算是经济实力够了。这些文化上的东西也很难改变。。

shaoshuai_dl

it is not who you know, it is what you know.<br>
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好，我喜欢

mite

太NB了。 那个WANG。