The Chinese versus the Americans
The Chinese write the family name before the first name, while the Americans do the opposite. When Chinese write a letter, write they the address of the addressee, then the sender's, while the Americans do the opposite as well. The Chinese write the date according to the order “year, month, day”, while the Americans “day, month, year”. The opposite phenomena in the language habits of the Chinese and the Americans are countless.
The Americans send presents to represent kindness. So they unwrap the gift when they meet. The receiver opens the present in front of the person who gave it to them, in order to show the appreciation of their discernment. Chinese usually send presents to bribe them, so they usually take it out or just leave the gift before leaving. The receiver reacts indifferently and open the gift after the gift-giver has gone.
Chinese care about what others are doing but they are not aware of what they're doing; The Americans don’t care about what others are doing, but they know what they want.
The Chinese value ideology, while the Americans value practical interests. The Americans like money, while the Chinese like merits.
The Chinese attach importance to belief. They praise the youngster, who has picked one cent from under the wheel at the risk of his life, in order not to affront the national emblem; The Americans attack importance to life. American prisoners of the Korean War carried capitulation in sixteen languages.
The Chinese quarrel on the streets, but are civilized on the meetings; The Americans quarrel on the congress, but are civilized on the streets.
The Chinese government loves its people, while the American government is afraid of its people. The books, newspapers, movie and dramas in China teach its people a lesson, while these in America teach its government a lesson.
The Chinese newspapers report more achievement, while American newspapers report more disasters.
Because of the big difference between the Chinese and the America visit the leaders of the two countries each other frequently in order to seeking common ground while accepting the existing differences.
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