Culture differences between China and Western countries

lingering

its a long story!haha.such as the superstition!its a funny thing to discuss,and do not  think westerner have no supersition on sth.I'm interest in it recently.and the privacy,last time,we just asked foreign teacher made a self-introduction,and he stared at us,said doubtfully"why do u want to know who I am ,where I am from,I just the friend who can help you.just enough.why do u enforce me to do this?" look,he use"enforce" to remind us,take it serious!its a big difference.coz chinese are kinda fond of inquiring about others' privacy.okay,what just I know.and then waiting for more friend to  answer u.

sunnyv

Here are some of my observations:

* It appears hard for Children (especially male) to tell their parents, they love them.
* Westerners are quick to tell you what is on their mind, but Chinese people like to turn around in circles before coming to the point.
* Westerners eat with spoons and forks while Chinese eat with chopsticks. Westerners have their own dish of food while Chinese share all the food on a table.
* In meetings westerners go straight into the topic but Chinese rarely go directly into the topic and tend to talk formally.
* Westerners seldom care for elderly parents and would sen them to elderly homes, while in Chinese families, at least one child would live with elderly parents.

Note: We have to consider nationalistic sensitivity when discussing these subjects. All of above are changing fast, especially among young Chinese people.

cloris416

china'education concentrate on intellect,while  westerners are more concern about practical.