中美两国文化差异

中美两国文化差异
中美两国文化差异

中国人重“内”,西方人崇“外”。

中国人通过节庆活动企盼丰收、享受喜悦,而西方人则更偏向借此发泄个人情绪、张扬个体人格。

思维模式,西方重唯理、思辩细节分析;中方重经验、直觉整体综合。

隐私方面,中国人的隐私观念比较薄弱,认为个人要归属于集体,在一起讲究团结友爱,互相关心,因而中国人往往很愿意了解别人的酸甜苦辣。而西方人则非常注重个人隐私,讲究个人空间。

时间观,西方人的时间观和金钱观是联系在一起的,时间就是金钱的观念根深蒂固。而中国人则属于多向时间习惯的国家,在时间的使用上具有很大的随意性,一般不会像西方人那样严格的按照计划进行。

客套语,中国人注重谦虚,在与人交际时,讲求“卑己尊人”,把这看作一种美德,这是一种富有中国文化特色的礼貌现象。西方国家却没有这样的文化习惯,当他们受到赞扬时,总会很高兴地说一声“Thank you”表示接受。

餐饮习俗,中华民族素有热情好客的优良传统。在交际场合和酒席上,热情的中国人常常互相敬烟敬酒。而在西方国家,人们讲求尊重个人权益和个人隐私,所以他们不会做强人所难的事。

行为规范,比如中国人轻拍小孩子的头部表示一种友好,而在西方国家,这是一种极不尊重小孩子的做法,父母会对此非常愤怒。

风俗习惯,中国人对龙有着至高无上的尊重,认为他们是中华民

族的象征。西方有一个“打龙节”,龙被视为恶。中国人将红色视为“喜庆”“吉祥”的象征,而白、黑两种颜色为“不吉利”的颜色。

饮食文化,西方是一种理性饮食观念,不论食物的色、香、味、形如何,而营养一定要得到保证,讲究一天要摄取多少热量、维生素、蛋白质等等。中国人对饮食追求的是一种难以言传的“意境”,即使用人们通常所说的“色、香、味、形、器”来把这种“境界”具体化,也难以涵盖全部。

宗教信仰,中国以儒学为核心,以佛教为宗教的文化体系和西方以基督教为核心的文化体系带来了不同的文化特色。中国传统文化则认为双数是吉利的数字“666”在中国是吉祥数在外国却是魔鬼复活的日子。

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