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TheComparisonbetweenAmericanandChineLife

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Abstract

ThestudyshowsthattherearemanyculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaand

ndtheUnitedStatesasthetwocountrieswithdifferent

livinghabits,a's

comprehensivenationalstrengthhasstrengthened,theUnitedStatesasa

reprentativeofthewesterncultureandChinahastablishedmoreandmoreclo

ifferenceshouldberecognizedandthecommunicationshouldbe

strengthened.

Keywords:ChinaandtheUnitedStates;life;differences;culture

Foreword

Chinecultureisatypicalreprentativeofeasternculture,whiletheUnited

turaldifferencebetweenChinaandthe

ebarrierandthegapbetweenthetwopeoplesto

turaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUnited

Statesarecomplexandmultifaceted，suchasskincolors,languages,education,diet,

etiquette,clothing,time,habits,socialsystems,socialsystems,religiousbeliefs.I

comparethedifferentlifestylesofthetwotypicalreprentativecountriestomake

usmorecomprehensiveunderstandingofAmericanculture,andtore-examinethe

culturaltraditionofChinaforfivethousandyears.

Structureofhouandprivacy

intalsoreflectssome

anresidentialbuildingsaregenerallybuiltalongthe

tedStatesdoesnothaveacleardefinitionoftheconceptofresidential

anfamiliesusuallyhavea

smallyardwithoutwall,e

outside,atraditionalfamilyalso

oorsusuallyarevery

sthatotherswouldnotbeabletostandagainst

ingcanbeenfromtheoutsideexcepttheroof

etheprojectionofpsychologytounderstandit,that'svery

eflecttheopennessoflifeisabigdifferencebetweenChineand

Americans

'snoroomwithoutdoor

nlocktheroomto

sneedtoknockonthedoorbefore

enteringtheirchildren'on’tdoit,r,Chine

childrenwhocan’tlocktheirroomwithouttheirparents’permissionare

scasuallygoinandoutofthechild'en’s

'smore,accordingtoprivacy,Chineparents

alwaysliketodetecttheirchildren'scellphoneanddiary,nevertheless,American

parentscan’hingintheUnitedStatesismeasuredbylaw,butinChinait

ismeasuredbymorality.

Children'sfamilyeducation

AsfarasthepurpoofChineandAmericanfamilyeducationisconcerned,

lwanttoteachchildrenhowtobeamanandmake

r,duetothedifferenthistoricaltradition,thesocialand

culturalbackground,educationisan

nethroughalengthyprocessof

study,theywillacquireknowledgeandnecessaryskills.

Chineparentsgenerallyinstillknowledgeintheirchildren,butparentsinthe

UnitedStatespaymoreattentiontothedevelopmentofchildren'snatureandthe

shapingofhealthypersonality.

ne

hand,drenonlyenjoythe

r,Americanparentsliketotrainchildren'sabilities

anparentsalmostdonotgivetheirchildrenpocketmoney.

Therefore,whentheyareyoung,theyhavetodoapart-timejob.

Ontheotherhand,Chineparentsattachmoreimportancetophysiologythan

r,parentsintheUnitedStatespaymoreattentiontothe

cultivationofchildren'shealthypsychology,emotionalcommunicationwithchildren

andcareforthechild'physiologyisasimportantas

partscombinetogetherismoreefficientthanoneofthem.

Twodifferentdietaryideas

FortheChinepeople,aying

goes,"hungerbreedsdiscontentment".Thisproverbillustratestheimportanceofdiet

ursuitofdelicioustastealmostixtremeinChina.

Unfortunately,whenweputthepursuitofdeliciousasthefirstrequirement,wehave

ourtraditional

foodshouldbethroughhotfriedandlong-timeslowfireboil,thenutritionalcontent

sayinggoes:"Hungerbreedsdiscontent,foodtasteisthefirstto".Thispursuitofthe

delicious,ribleitis!

Chinepeoplepayattentiontothetasteofwholediet,butAmericanshavea

ansbelievethatfoodjustistoeat,soalargepiece

ofmeat,orchickenblockaretheirfavoritefoodandtheyregardvegetarianas

icanopinion,nutritionmustbeguaranteed,regardlessoffood

color,smell,taste,nerallythinknutritionmainlycomefromvarious

nsideredeverydayhowmuchcalories,

vitamins,anpeopleliketoeatrawmeal,

rdie,fishandother

meatproductvenoftenwithbloodstreak,becautheythinknutritionwillbe

aretotallyunacceptabletoChine.

Moredetailsofdiet

Thereisabigdifferencebetweenthedietofthenorthandsouthin

rnpeoplegenerallyeatricemore,butmorepeopleintheNorth

southernpeoplehavediversifiedfoodwhichmust

rnbreakfastinadditiontomilkandegg,they

epeoplealsolovetoaddsomefreshvegetablesinrice

g

atnoonandnight,tthedishesisoneor

alsoffoodarealocalspecialty,

haveenoughtime,rnersliketoeatpork,northerneratbeef

andmutton.

IntheUnitedStatesandChina,peopleallhavethreemealsadaytoobtain

ansareverycasualathomeforbreakfastincludingsandwiches,bread,

eggs,oatmealandacupofcoffee,lisbrewedinmilk,whichis

ntialbreakfastusuallyhave

cornflakes,ham,egg,ghAmericanatverysimple

inthemorning,miliesintheUnited

Statevendon'tworkattheweekendalsotendtogetupveryearly,eveninsnowy

weather,stobethefeelingof"a

dayinthemorning".

encounteragoodweather,the

Americanfamilywillgooutsidepicnic,barbecueandsoon.。Apicnicisthatsome

barbecueandothercookedfoodarebasketedtothewildtoeat,andbarbecuecooked

nitedStatesalotofparksprovidethetoolof

barbecue.

er,thefirstdish

usuallyisadelicioussoupwhichismadefromtheshellclammeat,flour,diced

potatoes,milk,flour,onions,salt,butter,pepper,themaincour,there

willbesomeofthefood,suchasfriedonionrings,ans

notlovetodrinkteaandeatgarlic,spicy

food,fat,animalorgans,snakesandotherabnormalfood.

Valuesindifferentstylesoflife

Inordertodevelopandmaintainastableandorderly,anynation,acountrydo

thingsinadditiontotheestablishmentofavarietyoforganizationalsystemstoensure

avarietyofsocialrelationsbetweenmembersofthecommunity,butalsotoformtheir

evaluesofsocietyconcentratesthecognitiveoutcomesfor

evaluesofChinaandtheUnitedStatesareproducedindifferent

historicalbackground,anddifferenthistoricalformationprocessmakesthetwosides

showtheirowncharacteristics.

Theunderstandingof"lf"

Itshouldbethedifferenceinthemeaningof"lf".Americanstendtobelfin

r,intheeyesoftheChine,thelfismuchbroader

foftheChinepeoplecontainsnotonlythe

individual,anshaveaprominent

ansfocusontheirownnofindependenceyet

Chine,fferenceinthe

understandingoflfmakesthetwoethnicindoingthingsandsocialeventsforma

answeknowfromayoungagetodevelopa

echildrengrowupinasocialrelationship,so

way,wecan

alsothinkthatAmericanshaveindependentpersonality,whiletheChinepeopleare

reflectedinthepartthatpeoplenipfavoritedishestotheguestsoreldersinorderto

showtheirrespectandcare.

S,ifyounip

dishestothem,they'a,howtochoodishes

rehighquality,lowpriceandtaste,itis

ansliketoeatthebuffetwhichcouldcaulesswasteandgivepeople

ansudtodeterminetheirownbehavior,andisresponsibleforthis.

Thereisanofindependenceandfreedomofconsciousness,whicharecannotbe

violated.

Sensibleandreasonable

ThecenterofAmericancultureisrationalityorlegitimacy,butChineculture

folkadagesays:‘Thisintirelyreasonable.’

InChina，indealingwithpeople,thefirstconcernistherelationshipbetweenthetwo

sides,thentherationalityoftheconditions,andfinallywilltakeintoaccountthelaw.

Itsstrengthistoaddalotofwarmthtotheworldanditsabuisthatthecommon

feelingsinsteadtheprinciple,t

likethemovietoshowusthateverythingisunderlaw.

Conclusion

ldmakegooduofthe,to

maximizetheircharacteristics,sothatitcanbeaufulresourceformutual

enweareontheroadofmutualunderstanding,ourcountryand

theUnitedStatescancooperatebetterandcreateeconomicfuture.

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