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CulturaldifferencesbetweenwesternandChineseChinesevsWesternCulture•Asweknow,therearesomanydifferencesbetweencultureoftheChinaandWestthatwecan’tlistalloftheirdifferentaspects.•Chinesecultureisolderthan5000years,andChinesepeoplehavedevelopedtheirownmusic,musicalinstruments,paintingtechniques,traditionalChinesemedicine,andnottoforget,cookingmethodsetc–completelydifferentwhencomparedtoWesternculture.DifferencesinFood•InChina,weprefernoodles,rice,dumplingasthemaincourse.Welikecookingalotofdeliciousdishes.Wedon’teatwithindividualplates.whenweeating,welikechattingandlaughing,wethinkit’swarmandhappytoeatinthisway.•Inwestcountries,peoplelikeeatinghamburgers,chips,pizza,pastaastheirmaincourse,theyeatthemwithvegetablesalad,theyeatwithdrinking(waterorjuice),andtheyeatwithseparateplates.Differencesinwedding•Inwesterncountriesthebridealwaysinherwhiteweddinggownandtheirweddingwillbehostinachurch.•InourChinathebrideandbridegroomwouldinredbecausewebelievetheredcolorreprsentsluckyandtheweddingwouldbehostinthebridegroom’shouseDifferencesineducationThegapofteachingsystembetweenChinaandAmericaisbig.•Chinesestudentsalwayscomplainabouttheirhomework.Toomuchhomeworkhaslimitedthetimetoexerciseandrelax.Theytrytheirbesttogetahighmark.Homeworkcomesthefirsttothem.•Westerneducationismoreinteresting.Teacherspayattentionstotrainingstudentsskillsinthinkinginrealisticlifenottoemphasisontheimportancesofmemories.•Self-Awareness•Inthewesterncountries,peoplealwaystalkaboutindividualrights,insteadofplacingthewholesocietyaboveyourownself.•ThisisclearlydifferentinChinawhereacountry,societyorfamilyareplacedaboveyourownself.Interpersonalrelationship•Westerncultureisbasedonscience,whichattemptstoresolvepeopleandnature'srelationship.•Chineseculturethatisbasedonhumanismandpeople•Chineseprefergettingupearlyandsleepearlytoo.Weusuallygohomeearlyandcookmeals.•Weoftenworkduringtheholidays.Welikesavemoneyandwhenwehaveenoughmoney,wethengoandbuywhatwewant,inmyopinion,Chinesearesotiredandbusy;•Butinmostwestcountries,peopleliveinaeasyandhappylives.Theygetuplateandgotoworklatetoo,theygotobarstohavearestafterfinishingtheirwork.•Theyenjoytheirholidays,theyseldomgotoworkduringtheweekend.Ifyougotowestcountries,youcantakepartintheirjoyfulnightlife.LivingstyleDailycommunication•Anwesternhostessislikelytosay,”Oh,Iamsogladthatyoulikedit.Icookitespeciallyforyou.”•AChinesehostesswillapologizeforgivingyou“Nothing”.Shewillsay“Ijustmadesomedishescasuallyandtheyarenotverytasty.”Conclusion•TheWesterncultureismoreadvanced,andlovesadventureandexploration.•Afocusonbalanceandmean.By'mean',itmeans'middleway'.Youdon'tgointoextremism.Peaceisalwayshonoured.•Suggestions•Differentcountrieshavedifferentcultures.•Fullyunderstandandrespectwhencommunicatingwithpeoplefromdifferentcountries