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1、ValuesIndividualismCollectivismWestEast1.FromFilmDifferencebetweenEastandWest3IntroductionThefilmissetin1937inNanjing,ChinaduringtheNankingMassacre,atthetimeoftheSecondSino-JapaneseWar.Agroupofescapees,findingsanctuaryinaChurchcompound,risktheirlivesastheystruggletosurvivetheplightandpersecutionbrou

2、ghtonbytheviolentinvasionofthecity.EastVSWestTheFlowersofWarfailstomakeOscarsChinasstatemediaarebemoaningthefailureofthenationsmostambitiousmovietomakeanimpactatthisyearsAcademyAwards.GlobalTimespointsoutthatmanyChinesehavecometotheconclusionthatnomatterhowhardChinesefilmmakerstry,theywillneverbeabl

3、etocatertoWesterntastes.Why?Why?SacrificeThereisavastdifferencebetweenthemajorphilosophiesofeasternandwesternlife.WesternersbelieveinselfdedicationtoachievetheirgoalsofsuccessandhappinessChinesehavebehavioralethics,andaredependentontheirinnerworldandperceptionsofeternalrecurrenceHowCananAmericanJerk

4、BecomeaHeroinChina?Heappearstobeanabsolutereckless,drunken,good-timeguy,whocaresnothingaboutanybodybutjustmakingaquickbuckforhimselfandmovingon,Balesays.Thatsindeedhowhewouldbethinkingofthiswartostartwith.buteventuallyitcomestobehisownwar.Pushinghands推手推手李安李安IntroductionWhenhearrivedthere,heInanAmer

5、icanhouse,Mr.Zhu,aretiredmanwholivedmorethanhalfofhislifeinChina,wasmovedtoAmericantolivedwithhissontogether.couldntspeakEnglishandveryunfamiliartothenewcountry.SohehadtostayathometoshowhisTaijiquan,seeBeijingOpera,orpracticehishandwriting.Hissonswife,MarthaanAmericanladywhoalwaysstayathomeforwritin

6、gessaysbycomputer.Twopeoplelivedinthesamehouse,butcouldntcommunicatewitheachother.Marthadidntunderstandwhyfathermustlivedtogetherwiththem,andbecausethedifferentcrosscultural,differentlivinghabitandcharacteristic,ledtomanycontradictionbetweenthem.Mr.Zhuthenlefthomeandwasworkedforawashertosupportbyhim

7、self.Owingtohisunfamiliartotheenvironment,hehadfightagainstthebossandthepoliceputhimintoprison.Hissonheardthat,andtookheout,requestingfathercanlivewithhim.ButMr.Zhurefusedit,andaskedsontofindahouseforhim,hedidntwanttodisturbthem,becausehelovehissonverymuch.MarthaalsobegantolearnandunderstandChineset

8、radition.AndwithhusbandshetogethertotakecareofMr.Zhu.Fromthismovie,wecouldfindmanyaspectofculturaldifferencesLivinghabitCharacterdifferenceLivinghabitOldChinesepeopleoftenlivetogetherwiththeirchildren,andthechildrenrespecttheireldersandfeeladeepsenseofdutytowardthem.Incontrast,takingcareofagedparent

9、sisoftenviewedasatremendousburdenintheUnitedStates.Inthefilm,Mr.Zhuwantedtolivedwithhisson,butMarthadidntknowwhyandaskedherhusbandtookMr.Zhutolivealone.Becauseofthedifferenceculturehabit,thismakeanothermisunderstanding.CharacterdifferenceInfact,IthinkinthefilmthatMr.ZhuscharacterrepresentedmostofChi

10、nese,decline,endureandlikelivelyplace.American,likeMartha,isindependence,payattentiontoherself,onlycaredofherbooks.IndividualismCollectivismTheculturevalueofanationiscloselyrelatedtoitsculture,history,customsandeverydaybehaviorofthatcountry.Individualismandcollectivismarethetwomajordifferencebetween

11、WesternandChina.SoChineseandWesternsbehavedistinctlyinsomematters.Inthiscase,thewayofjudgingamovie.What should we say?What should we say?If you want to visit the home,be sure to get.General visit can send small gift,if to dinner,but again some rich.Gift should give the hostess,and said,I hope you ca

12、n like(I hope you ll like it.)and so on,dont say something rituals,no respect.,something bad,please kindly accept it.The Chinese often love saying these words when they sending gifts.This kind of words will make foreigners think you look down on them.Americans receive gifts will be opened immediatel

13、y and say thanks to the sander.Oh,how nice!I like it very much.Thank you!Chinapeople will avoid people will avoid the unhappy the unhappy things when things when theythey choose a giftchoose a giftAmericaPeople believe that People believe that gifts should be gifts should be useful and useful and fu

14、nctionalfunctionalComplimentsandResponseFor example,if a hostess is complimented for her cooking skill,how she will response in west and china?East&WestAChinesehostesswillapologizeforgivingyou“Nothing”.Shewillsay“Ijustmadesomedishescasuallyandtheyarenotverytasty.”Anwesternhostessislikelytosay,”Oh,Ia

15、msogladthatyoulikedit.Icookitespeciallyforyou.”Whatwecanseefromit?TheAmericansare“straightforwardness”,theChinesetakepridein“modesty”.Intheresponsetocompliments.Chinesearetendtoeffacethemselvesinwordsorrefuseit,althoughtheydofeelcomfortableaboutthecompliments.In the culture of British and America,it

16、 is very important to consult a time before you invite somebody to attend a banquet or take part in social activities.Esp.in America,invite somebody means you are borrow times of others.So they respect time very much.While in China,people are prefer to an uninvited guest.InvitationAustraliaAustralia

17、isknownforitsfriendlyinformality.Somodestgifts,suchasabusinessdiary,apaperweight,oracoffeemugmightbepresentedasamementoofavisitofbusinessmeeting.Atatradeshow,T-shirts,ties,baseballcaps,orapinmaybeappropriatemementos.Anythingmorethanthesetypesofgiftscouldcauseembarrassment。在美国在美国,礼物不需要太贵重礼物不需要太贵重Amer

18、icaAnAmericanwomanvolunteeredtotutorEnglishtoaJapanesewomanwhohadmovedintothesamecommunity.“Beforeeachlesson,andoneachandeveryvisit,”theAmericanreported,“theJapaneseladybroughtmeagiftabook,somepapersculpture,flowers,orcandy.Itwasembarrassing。”InAmerica,lavish,extravagantgiftsaredefinitelyout.Anappro

19、priatealternatetoagiftistotakethedeservingpersontodinner,ortoanentertainmentorsportingevent.AccordingtoBusinessTokyomagazine,amongtheJapanese“giftgivingisanecessity,notmerelyanicetyasintheWest。”InJapanthepropergiftisthoughttoexpressthegiverstruefriendship,gratitude,andrespectfarbetterthanwordscan.So

20、ifyouplantovisitJapanortohaveJapanesevisityouhere,beprepared。GermanyWhenvisitingaGermanhome,giftsthatreflectyourhomecountryarepopular,andyoumightwanttobringsmallgiftsforthechildrenofthefamilyyouarevisiting。GiftsarecustomarilywrappedandmanyGermansspendconsiderabletimedesigningelegantwrappings.Mostshopsoffergift-wrappingservices,too。