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1、Difference between Chinese and Western culturesUndoubtedly there are so many differences between Chinese and Western culture,suchas manners,language and so many others.Maybe history is one of the major causeof it.Chinese culture is older than 5000 years,and Chinesepeople have developedtheir own musi

2、c,musical instruments,painting techniques,traditional Chinesemedicine,and not to forget,cooking methods as well which is completely differentand unique when compared to Western culture.So this t ime Im going to pick someaspects and talk about it.Like what mentioned above,cooking methods of China is

3、totally different from thewesterns.Not like west people,we have so many ways to deal with foods.It issaid that there are more than fifty ways for a Chinese cook to choose every timehe dealing with the same kind of food.No wander to be a great cook in china youhave to start training from young child.

4、Compared with Chinese,westerns seems tobe more casual when they are cooking.They usually cook food by frying or stewing.Because they would like to put emphasis on foods nutrition not the taste of it.When it comes to the aspect of mens behavior,there is a vast difference in therules of behavior betwe

5、en Chinese and Westerns.Westerns are more willing to changethe environment rather than adapting themselves to it,which is opposite to Chinesepeople.Affected by the ancient philosophies of China,we believe in that we mustget ourselves into one certain environment.For example,once we come into a newgr

6、oup,we are always told to follow others so that we can become one of it.Butwesterners would like to make them change and teach them to work in his way.Besides the behavior of people from two distinct culture,the realization ofself-worth is different for Chinese and westerns.Affected by the Confucius

7、 sphilosophy from the ancient time.Webelieved that we shouldput our country aheadof our own interests.One can be respected only by making contribution for his country,like some war heroes.But westerns do respect those who succeed in his own lives.They believe that man who achieve goals of happiness

8、and success by working hardis worth others respecting.Maybe that can explains why so many millionaire inChina cant have the equal reputation compared to those westerns.Anyway,Westerners usually find the Chinese culture complex,and hard to understand,as the Chinese culture has its own values,background and belief system.