Tuesday, 25 December 2007

English and Chinese

one couple two culture Dr. Dan Waters









English are traditionally to be gentlemanlike, reserve and like thinking and reading, and quiet.
Normal people dress in a clean, comfortable and relax way, but prepare to be decent and professional for certain situation.
They tend to meet only by arrangement. Live in private way.

Chinese is industrious, goodness, value family and old a lot and take responsible for looking after olds. Most lives in a lively and public way.
Chinese communicate in a direct way about private questions: work, marriage, partner, children, salary, etc. actually no English people asked me these questions until now, being asked me gf question by colleagues from Czech, as they don’t like being asked about that.

Actually Chinese are shy to talk about benefit with friends, but direct in a lot of private question. On the contrary, English are open about benefit, but very reserve about private thing. I think English way is more practical and civilized.

As a Chinese, I should be industrious and enterprise, to be talented, caring to old and young, well balanced. Avoid being so Chinese direct behave to order others, use please, sorry, excuse me, thanks etc , as more as possible. Oh yes I have direct black hair, fit and slim body. All these are identity. Listen more Chinese music and read Chinese tradition literature, and enjoy some Chinese art to keep my Chinese identity.

Although there are quite a lot difference in language, custom, culture, history and music, but English and Chinese have a lot in common- successful in study and work to further develop themselves, house, car and family. We are all human being, we all yearn for happy and comfortable life.

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