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1、Different Lands, Different Friendship,Guo Jiadong,Chinese,Western,Different range,On the one hand, the definition of friendship is different.,Chinese regard good friends as brother, and they even swear to in the same day.,The rage of westerns friends is wider, Friendship can be superficial, temperat
2、e. It can also be strong and perpetual.,Different range,On the other hand, the topic range is not the same.,Nevertheless, friends only confined in one areas in western. It wont extend to other areas.,In China friends run through all aspects, they talk every thing under the sun.,Different time,In Wes
3、tern, if the people do not see each other regularly, the relation-ship is likely to die. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year. American friendships develop quickly, and they may change just as quickly.,Different time,For Chinese a true friendship endures throughout li
4、fe changes. Chinese are friends even if they havent spoken for 20 years. One very well known saying in China is It is sufficient in life to have a true friend.,Different responsibility,Most Americans expect their friends to be more independent and solve their own problems. On the contrary, Chinese f
5、riendship needs more obligations. A Chinese may use personal connections to help the friend to get something hard to obtain. A Chinese often provides money to his friend to help him out of difficulties, however these rarely happened among the westerners.,Different responsibility,Western friendship i
6、s mostly a matter of providing emotional support and spending time together. Chinese friends tend to give each other much more concrete help and assistances. A Chinese friends is more likely to give specific advice to a friend. However, an American friend will be very cautious about giving direct ad
7、vice. Instead he may raise questions to encourage his friend to consider carefully before making decisions.,Auld lang syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my friends, For auld lang syne
8、, Well take a cup o kindness yet For auld lang syne.,朋友 朋友一生一起走 那些日子不再有 一句话一辈子 一生情一杯酒 朋友不曾孤单过 一声朋友你会懂 还有伤还有痛 还要走还有我,Reason: The different culture background,First, China had been a agricultural society for thousands of years. The need of labor force in agriculture emphasized the importance of inter-
9、personal relationship. Friends were an important form of interpersonal relationships in the hierarchical feudal society. Second, Chinese always value pragmatism(实用主义), just as the saying goes if you have many friends, you will have many roads . By contrast, the western culture was base on commercial
10、 community. They valued individualism and advocated personal freedom. Moreover, its not strange for American to move house frequently.,Some advice for a Western student to get a Chinese friendship:, Figure out your most important values Go to the same place at the same time Share more about yourself
11、 Go to interest groups, not bars ,Some advice for a Chinese student to get a Westernfriendship:,Itisimpolitetoaskaboutapersonsage,maritalstatus,orincome. Visit places Americans enjoy parties, churches, western restaurants, park, sports clubs. Be willing to take the first step. Dont wait them to approach you. Show an interest in the culture. Dont expect too much at first.,Conclusion,