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这是我的加拿大同事在回答他的中国学生问题写下的。他在亚洲国家生活了数年，经历了很多cultural shock.可能正如我们去西方要经历cultural shock 一样。
他眼中的中国人和加拿大人的差别：
1. Attitude toward wealth/prosperity
China: poverty a 'recent memory' for many
strongly oriented toward accumulation of wealth
disiplined savers
Canada: poverty a 'distant memory' for many
only slightly oriented toward accumulation of wealth, since government
provides basic needs to all
liberal use of credit; many Candadians are in heavy debt despite wealth
2. Leisure
China: Leisure 'optional' after basic needs are taken care of and large
savings are accumulated.
Canada: Leisure a 'human right' the goal of earning money is to spend it on
leisure (travel, sports, vacation, house, etc)
3. Food
China: 'live to eat': food is a central disucssion topic and meal times are
religiously adhered to
standard greeting: have you eaten lately
Canada: "eat to live" food is seldom talked about
standard greeting:'nice day, eh?" or "cold enough" (meaning: how will
the weather affect leisure?"
4. Cultural identity
China: cultural identity rooted in China's long history and beautiful written
language
pround of history + language
Canada: cultural identity rooted in georgraphy(short 100 year history);
obsessed with what Big Brother thinks of us
proud of geography
5. Future
China: Strongly oriented to the future: willing to sacrifice now for tomorrow
Canada: strongly oriented to the now: unwilling to sacrifice today for tomorrow
6. Class structure
China: visible class divisions
deference to authority and leadership
success achieved by paying respect + giving 'face' to leaders.
Canada:few visible class divisions; critical of outward signs of wealth
suspicious and critical of authority and leadership
success achieved by 'going your own way' against leaders
7. Relationsip(guan xi)
China: being 'well-connected' is vital for success
merit not as important as relationship
it is not what you know, it is who you know
Canada: people admire the 'self made man'who succeeds on his own
success more related to merit than being 'well-connected'
it is not who you know, it is what you know.
另外我推荐一本
Chinese Business Etiquette
by Scott D. Seligaman
我的学生在上海的书店买到的。看看西方人眼里的中国人情世故，蛮有意思的。
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