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Ifwedonotpayattentiontothesegiftsculturaldifferences,andmaybeonedaywhenweandthewesternfriends,wewouldbeintrouble.

LivinginCaliforniatownofChinesechildren'

skingMichaelreadinggradefive,heparticularlyclever,studyisalsoveryhard,becausethisresultalsoisverygood.Intheschoolyearendedandtheresultwasnotannouncedbefore,mikeparentswillgiveteachersasmallgiftcertificatesandathankyoucardthanksteacherinayeartomike'

shelp.Afterafewdays,year-endresultsannounced,mikewithoutasurprisinglyhighclass,theresultisfarfarhigherthanotherstudents.Afewofthestudentswithlowerscoresofparentsinheardthatmikeparentshavetotheteacherveryangryaftergifts,theythinkmike'

sresultwastheparentstotheteacherbribespaidit.

BecauseChina'

sgiftinitisquitecommon,inordertopayhomagetoexpressgratitude,forfriendship,wanttopeople,andsoon,canchoosetogivegifts,evenciviliansandofficials,juniorandsuperior,parentsandteachersgiftsbetweenisnormalthings.ButintheUnitedStatestohavethepublicinterestrelationshipbetweeneachotherbetweentheimaginationofgiftstoeachotherismoresensitive.Althoughmikeparentsjustoutofgratitudeteacherkindnessandgivegifts,buttheteacherandmikeannouncedresultsdirectlyrelated,thistimecan'

treallygivegiftsistheAmericanpotentialconsciousness,ifchooseannouncedresultsingiftsbefore,then,yeah,itwouldinvolvethesuspicionofbribery.So,someparentsmisunderstandingtodoubttheresultofthehardtoavoidismike.

Anotherexample:

AnAmericanwomanlivinginWisconsinvolunteeredtotutorEnglishtoaChinesewomanwhohadmovedintothesamecommunity.“Beforeeachlesson,andoneachandeveryvisit,”theAmericanreported,“theChineseladybroughtmeagift—abook,somepapersculpture,flowers,orcandy.Itwasembarrassing。

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　Unknowingly,thisAmericanwasexperiencingavestigeofprotocolrootedcenturiesdeepintheChineseculture。

InAmerica,lavish,extravagantgiftsaredefinitelyout.Anappropriatealternatetoagiftistotakethedeservingpersontodinner,ortoanentertainmentorsportingevent.Onthecontrary,giftgivingisaninstitutionandareveredcustominChina.“giftgivingisanecessity,notmerelyanicetyasintheWest。

”InChinathepropergiftisthoughttoexpressthegiver'

struefriendship,gratitude,andrespectfarbetterthanwordscan.　　

Ofcourse,thewesterncultureandeasternculturegiftsorhavemanyotherbehaviorverybigdifference.Firstisgiftideasforthedifference.TheChinesetendtopayattentiontothepresenttheessentialmeaning,namelyitspracticalvalue,butdon'

tlikeuselessthings.Fornewcouplesgivegifts,thepastisoftenfeel,bedsheet,antependium,ZhuShengfornewborns,oftensentpackingelegantsmallclothes,areveryinexpensive.ChineseNewYearholidayevendirectlyredenvelopes,andthemoremoneyonbehalfofthemoreyouhavethesincerity.

Whilethewesternersoftenpayattentiontothegiftofvalue.Exactlyspeaking,theChinesetoisgifts,andsendthewesternersisasouvenir.Iwasinvitedtowesternhome.purchasingthem,cangivethehostesssendabouquetofflowers,malemastertosendinabottleofwine.Stillcantakeitsowncharacteristicsofsmallhandicraft,anoreachotherlikebooks,oraCD,orawrotethebookmyself.IoftenbuysomefolkmusicinChinafolksongsorCDsendwesterners,thepriceisnotexpensive,generalaCDin20yuanorso,butverypopular.

Inaddition,inacceptinggifts,Chineseandwesternreactionsarecompletelydifferent.InChina,peopleacceptgiftsareoftennotjubilant,anddonotopengiftsfacetoface,thatthiswouldbeveryrude,butalsotomake"

money"

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greedy"

impression,orletapersonfeeltoacceptgiftstooseriously.Oftenincustomerleft,orbackhomequietlyopengifts.

Andinthewest,peopleacceptagift,thinkoffirstistothank.Therefore,inordertoshowmyappreciation,theyoftencanpresentcarefullyopenedthegift,topraiseatsomekindof,excitedwhenstillhugyou,andyoualsosharehappy.Sometimesintheweddingcelebration,masterwillalsosendgiftshowaguest,toincreasetheeffectofthefestival.

AlthoughChinaandthewestonthegiftbesoculturaldifferences,butnotthatwesternculturemustbesuperiorinChineseculture,alsocannotsaythatChinesecultureshowisanoteofhypocrisy,westerncultureshowfrankside.

Sincetheworldhasvariousculture,thedistinctionbetweendifferentcultureisobivious,too.

Suchcross-culturalcommunicationsometimescanbedifficult.Theyareoriginatedfrommisunderstanding,discrimination,ormerelyunfamiliarwithotherculture.Theinfluencesofsuchmisunderstandingareusuallynegative.Forinstance,negotiationwithforeignpartnersmaybepreventedduetolackingofrelevantknowledgeoftheirculture.

Thenwhatcanwedotodecrease,ifcannoteliminatesuchmisunderstanding?

Firstandforemost,itisfundermentaltogetintouchwithdifferentculturesoastoknowmore.Wecantakeadvantageofnetwork,aswellasmagzinesandothermaterialstomastermoreknowledgeofothercultures.

Inthisage,cross-culturalcommunicationisinevitable.Thus,itisimportantandnecessarytotakepartinsuchtrendandcommunicateeffectively.