The differences between Chinese culture and American culture in terms of their etiquette 英语专业毕业论文.doc

The differences between Chinese culture and American culture in terms of their etiquette Abstract: Since different countries have different histories and cultures, there are a lot of differences in the habit of conducts and the ceremonies, especially between China and the America, the jokes and the mistakes caused by misunderstanding are not unusual. This shows that the understanding of the different etiquettes between Chinese and the Americans is absolutely necessary. On the one side, to understand each other’s etiquette will be conducive to the exchanges between the countries both in politics and business. On the other side, a person who understands others’ rituals and folk customs can be seen as respecting for others and can be easier to make a good impression on the counterparts. Along with the constant development of Chinese culture and the American culture, Chinese ritual and the American ritual have absorbed a lot from each other. Americans have accepted the reasonable factors in Chinese culture, such as emphasizing on the human relationship. Chinese people have gradually accepted the advanced civilization of the American culture and etiquette style. However, in real life, the etiquette’s impacts due to cultural differences between China and American still exist. Therefore this paper tries to find out the differences between Chinese culture and American culture in terms of their etiquette, to explore the root of these differences and the ways to deal with these differences. .It aims at letting people understand and respect the difference between countries in cross-culture communication; avoiding the culture conflicts, then realizing the successful cooperation; meanwhile, enhancing our sensibility to the culture difference, forecasting the counterparts’ reaction and then , making effective and efficient communication. Moreover, it also tries to eliminate the out-of-date part of our culture and enrich the advanced part. Key Words：Etiquette; Difference; Chin