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1、The cultural The cultural differences between differences between Chinese Chinese and Americanand AmericanGreeting and Parting In American, people often employ the following expressions to greet each other “Good morning/evening/afternoon. “Fine day, isnt it? ”How is everything going?”,etc. In China,
2、 When people meet acquaintances or friends, we always say ,“Have you eaten yet?” What are you going to do?”In China, when people meet ,In order to express friendly they will shake hands with each otherIn American,embrace instead of shaking handsDining tools Americans use fork and knife.Chinese use c
3、hopsticks lucky numberchinese lucky numbermeans deadUSA lucky number;God use seven days to made the world,and created Adam.Removed Adams seventh rib made Eve.7 means sunday.Unlucky numberChinese people like to drink teaAmericans like to drink coffee In contrast, Americans always line up, no matter i
4、n a big bank or a small grocery store. And they take it for granted. Lining up has long since become part of their life that they scarcely doubt it or grow impatient while doing it. If you are in China, it is not rare to see that a crowd of people throng in the supermarket, trying to get service first. People in China do line up, the scholar said in a humorous tone, but they prefer to line up at a horizontal way.