中西方礼仪差异

The Difference of Etiquette between China and America Etiquette is the foundation of the social culture. Our China is a great state of ceremonies and famous for its 5000 long history. The whole world paid full attention to this capital of Eastern country, a country with much ceremony and splendid civilization. While nowadays the leading ceremony of the world is Western Etiquette. This phenomenon is not only because of the powerful economy, but also the unified value system of the Westerners. Although there are many commons, they are greatly different from each other.

区别中国和美国之间的礼仪,礼仪的基础是社会文化。我们中国是一个礼仪之邦，著名的5000个历史悠久。全世界充分重视这一资本的东方国家，国家的许多仪式和灿烂文明。而如今，世界领先的仪式是中西礼仪。这种现象不仅是因为强大的经济，更统一的价值系统的西方人。虽然有许多平民，他们是很大的区别。

Firstly, they have difference in interpersonal communication. Both these two culture are all focus on interpersonal communication. However, they are different in communicating ways. For example, it is a general idea to address somebody which can include many different meanings. The word of uncle can refers to many people in western, but only means the bother of somebody's father in Chinese. There is no clearly distinction between the relationships of these kinds of word. What's more, we address somebody Mr. only means he is a teacher or he is an admirable person in the old times, while it means he is a male in western. Thirdly, westerners seldom use the formal job title to address somebody. Oppositely, it means respectable to the person which you addressed. And it is the symbol of one person's status and social class. Last but not least, shake-hands etiquette is very different in America and China. Shake hands is not necessary when you meet someone in America. However, shake-hands etiquette include many manners, such as when people want to shake hands between female and male, female would stretch out her hand first. And both of them should take off their gloves and look at each others' eyes. On the contrast, shake-hands is the basic manners in China, but it isn't requires too much rules.

首先，他们有不同的人际沟通。这两个文化都注重人际沟通。然而，他们是不同的交流方式。例如，这是一个普遍的想法来解决有人可以包括很多种不同的含义。这个词的叔叔可以指的是许多人在西方，但仅指打扰某人的父亲在中国。没有明确区分之间的关系，这类词。更重要的是，我们称呼某人先生只意味着他是一个老师，他是一位值得尊敬的人，在旧时代，而这意味着他是一个男性在西方。其次，西方人很少用正式的头衔来称呼某人。相反，它意味着尊敬的人，你解决。它是象征一个人的地位和社会阶层。最后但并非最不重要的，横礼仪是非常不同的在美国和中国。握手是没有必要的当你遇到有人在美国。然而，横礼仪包括许多礼仪，比如当人们想握手之间的男性和女性，女性会伸出她的手。他们都应该脱掉手套，看着对方的眼睛。相反的，横是基本的礼仪在中国，但它不需要太多的规则。

This greatly differences between America and China in etiquette is mainly caused by three reasons. First of all, the personal values are different from each other. Americans believe in individualism. They proud of themselves, and they want to show the confidence and self-honor whenever wherever. The center of Chinese culture is Confucianism which tells the basic manner of people is self-effacing and self-denial. The collectivism also influenced Chinese deeply.

这极大的差异美国和中国的礼仪主要是由三个原因引起的。首先，个人价值观各有不同。美国人相信个人主义。他们自豪，他们想要显示的信心和self-honor何时何地。中华文化中心是儒家的基本方式的人是谦虚和自我否定。集体主义也深深影响中国。

The second reason is the different social customs. During Medieval age, westerners think highly of the people who can help the sick and the disabled, particularly those who can show their care for women, which can be called the "spirit of chivalry". And nowadays American calls it

gentleness. We can see that lady first is very popular in America. While in China, the traditional culture tells that male is upper than female no matter the statues and social classes.

原因之二是不同的社会风俗。在中世纪，西方人认为高度的人谁可以帮助病人和残疾人，特别是那些谁可以告诉自己照顾妇女，也被称为“骑士精神”。而如今美国称它温柔。我们可以看到，第一次是在美国很受欢迎。而在中国，传统文化，男性比女性无论上的雕像和社会阶层。

The final reason is the different values towards the social ranks. Thousand years of feudalism made Chinese lay stress on social ranks. And Confucianism believes that everything should be in order, and everything has its order. The westerners believe in equality. It's their belief and dream which they pursue for always.

最后一个原因是不同的价值观对社会等级。几千年的封建中国注重社会等级。儒家认为，一切应以有秩序，和一切。西方人相信平等。这是他们的信念和梦想，追求的永远。

The differences between two countries never can stop the communication of each other. We should learn more advantages from each other to enrich ourselves culture and get a better understanding of each other's culture. Various kinds of culture make the world colorful and the intercultural communication study's exist make the world harmony.

两国之间的分歧的国家永远不能停止通信对方。我们应该学习更多的优势，相互丰富自己的文化和更好地了解对方的文化。各类文化让世界多姿多彩与跨文化交际研究的存在使世界和谐。