3.2-Cultural-Diversity

Unit3CulturalDiversityContents1Warmup2Definition3DifferentLands,DifferentFriendships4Whyisoneculturedifferentfromanother?5Whatdoesculturaldiversitymean?6Significanceofstudyingculturaldiversities1WarmupWhydoesJacksonsaythatMr.Zhaohasaskedtoomuch?WhatdoyouthinkoftherelationshipbetweenMr.QianandMr.Zhao?Aretheyreallygoodfriends?TomanyChinese,Mr.QianandMr.Zhaoarereallygoodfriends,fortheyhavehelpedeachotherfromtimetotime.SinceMr.ZhaolentMr.Qianalargesumofmoneytohelphisbusinessgetoverthedifficulty,Mr.QianwasgreatlyindebtedtoMr.Zhao.InChineseculture,friendshipmeansawillingnesstobeindebtedandtorepaythedebtmorethanowed.However,manyAmericans,likeJackson,wouldsaythatMr.Zhaowasaskingtoomuch,forwhattheyvaluemoreareindividualachievementandindependenceratherthanrelationshipwithoneanother,andtheydonotliketoputthemselvesinothers’debt,especiallyforthosematterswhereMr.ZhaoaskedMr.Qiantohelp.Ofcourse,Americansarewillingtohelptheirfriends.Butmostofthetime,thingsforwhichtheywilllendahelpinghandtotheirfriendsaretrivial,suchasdrivingafriendtoanimportanteventwhenhisorherownarrangementsfortransportationfail.2DefinitionCulturaldiversitydoesnotreferonlytoethnicdiversity,itcanbediversityinbeliefs,gender,ability,sexualorientation,behavior,etc.Inotherwords,atrulydiversecultureaccommodatesboththemainstreamandthealternative.MovieMyBigFatGreekWeddingTrytounderstand(1):Toula’sfathertakesgreatprideinbeingGreek.Howdoyouknow?ToulaandheryoungerbrotherwanttobreakawayfromtheirGreekheritage.Howdoyouknow?ToulasendsherdaughtertoGreekschoolevenifsheherselfdislikeditverymuchwhenshewasagirl.Why?Trytounderstand(2):WhatkindoffamilydoesIancomefrom?“Family”intheGreeksensereferstotheextendedfamily,whiletoAmericansitislimitedtotheimmediatefamily.HowdotheparentsofbothsidereacttotheromancebetweenToulaandIan?Whatdoesittaketobringthestorytoahappyending?Differentlands,differentfriendships.1.Whatkindoffriendsdoyouexpecttohaveinyourlife?2.Doyouthinkfriendshipmeansthesameallovertheworld?Friendshipislikewine,itgetsbetterasitgrowsolder.友谊像醇酒，越久越浓。Friendshipcannotstandalwaysononeside.友谊是双方的事。Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情。DifferentLands,DifferentFriendships1.InWestEurope,friendshipisquitesharplydistinguishedfromothermorecasualrelationships,isusuallymoreparticularizedandcarriesaheavierburdenofcommitment,whileinAmericatheword“friend”canbeappliedtoawiderangeofrelationshipandafriendshipmaybesuperficial,casual,situationalordeepandenduring.2.InGermany,friendshiphasmuchtodowithone’sfamilyasfriendsareusuallybroughtintothefamily,whileinFranceitisnotthecase,forinstance,twomenmayhavebeenfriendsforalongtimewithoutknowingeachother’spersonallife.3Englishfriendshipsarebasedonsharedactivities.Activitiesatdifferentstagesoflifemaybeverydifferent.Inthemidstoftheactivity,whateveritmaybe,peoplefallintostepsandfindthattheyparticipateintheactivitywiththesameeasyanticipationofwhateachwilldodaybydayorinsomecriticalsituation.4ItseemsthatthetypicalChineseconceptoffriendshiplaysgreatemphasisonpersonalloyaltyandalsohasmuchtodowithfamily.ItmaybesimilartoGermanfriendshiptosomeextentandquitedifferentfromotherWesternfriendships.5“Friend”isoftenusedinamuchwidersenseintheAmericanculturethanintheChineseculture.Thetermmaybeusedforbothcasualacquaintancesandclosecompanions.AmericanfriendsmaynotsharewithoneanotherasmuchasChinesefriendsusuallydo,fornomatterhowclosethetwopersonsaretoeachother,Americanswouldstillprefertoconsiderthemselvesfirstasindependentindividuals.WhilegettingalongwithourAmericanfriends,sometimeswehavetobepreparedforunexpectedestrangementthatmayoccurincertaincircumstances,forAmericansseldomgooutoftheirwaytomaintainafriendshipiftheyfinditveryinconvenientforthemtodoso.However,itdoesnotmeanthatwedon’tneedtobesincerewhenmakingfriendswithAmericans.Justletitbe.RightattitudeinthisglobalvillageAppreciatesimilarities,AcceptdifferencesWearealike,WearedifferentOneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison.----Englishproverb萝卜白菜，各有所爱！众口难调！--中国谚语Godgavetoeverypeopleacup,cupofclay,andfromthiscuptheydranklife…Theyalldippedinthewater,buttheircupsweredifferent.----R.Benedict上帝给了每个人一个杯子、一杯粘土，并且人们从这个杯子里面啜饮人生...他们都是浸在水里面的，只是他们的杯子不一样而已----本尼迪克特JokeappreciationforculturaldiversityAyounglady’sminiskirtwasaccidentallytornopenbyayoungman.Pleasedecidewheretheycomefromaccordingtotheirresponsestothisincident.Jokeappreciationforculturaldiversity1.Beforethemansayingsorry,thewomanboweddownandsaidinatendervoice:sorry,itisallmyfault.Itisallthebadqualityofmyskirt.IamsorryforthetroubleIhavebroughttoyou.JapanOver-courtesyandmale-dominatedJokeappreciationforculturaldiversity2.Beforethemansayingsorry,thewomangavehimaname-cardandsaid:“Thisismylawyer’sphonenumber.Hewilltalkwithyouaboutyoursexharassment.Seeyouinthecourt.”AmericaAplacewherelawtalks!Jokeappreciationforculturaldiversity3.Beforethemansayingsorry,thewomancoveredthetornpartoftheskirtwithanewspaperinhandandshylysaid:“Sir,canyousendmehome?Itisnotveryfarfromhere.”Thentheyoungmanputhiscoatonthegirlandcalledataxitosendherhome.EnglandGentleandconse