Culture shock 文化冲击

CultureShockPPTByQinJingSpeechByZhaoShuoTherewasaChinesemaninAmericaforthefirsttimetoearnmoney,andafterhehadlearnedlittleEnglish,hewenttorenthousealone.TherehesaidinChinglish:“Ieatyou,sleepyou,howmuchaweek?”(我吃你的，住你，多少钱一个月）Surely,thehouseladywasshockedbyhiswordandfeltembarrassed.Firstly,Iwanttosharewithyouashortstory:Thiscaseshowsaverycommonsituationwhichwidelyliesinthecommunicationswithindifferentcultures.ThisiswhatwecalledCultureShockCultureshockisthepersonaldisorientation不适应apersonmayfeelwhenexperiencinganunfamiliarwayoflifeduetoimmigration移民oravisittoanewcountry,ortoamovebetweensocialenvironments,alsoasimpletraveltoanothertypeoflife.Cultureshockcanbedescribedasfourphases:CulturesValuesValuesAsweallknow,Westerncultureisbasedonindividualism个人主义ratherthanoncollectivism集体主义.Inwesternculture,everyoneisconsideredasspecialandunique.Butstandingoutonone’sownisnotfavoredandwouldevenarousecriticismfromtheothersinourcountry.Thisstopsustoexpressandtalkfreelyandeveryonebelieves“silenceisgold”TablemannerOnetopicischopsticks.Becauseofusingchopsticks,insteadofusingspoon,whenChinesepeoplehavingriceorsoup,it’slikelyforustoholdupourbowls.ButthishabitisconsideredrudeintheWesterncountries.Colorsit’squiteinterestingtofindthatmostEasternerschoseredwhilemostofthewesternerspreferredblue.Anotherdifferenceisaboutmeaningsofcolorwefeel.Redmeansluck,fortuneinChina.Weoftenusethiscolortodecorateinfestivals.Butredstandsforblood,revolutionsandredisregardedasanunluckycolorinWest.ConclusionCultureshockisnotfearful,whatisfearfuliswelackofthecouragetoovercomeit.Ifyoustaycalm,observeandlearn,andkeepthingsinperspective,you'llprobablyfindthatyourdifficultieswillpass.Thanksyou!