中西方友谊的不同 英文
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In the Chinese and the Western culture, friendship is an important part of daily life.
Accordingly, some famous saying or proverb, refer to the importance of friendship.
But in the Chinese and the western culture, the meaning of friendship and
understanding of friends ,is quite different.
The difference is mainly manifested in the following four aspects:
1.First,China has more lasting friendship
In Chinese culture,friendship is a deep emotional and intimate relationship between
friends.
Chinese people still consider someone is a friend even if they haven’t spoken for
20 years.
In Western culture friends refer to a very wide range of interpersonal relationship, which
people can happily be together and can be used to refer to a large extent partnership.
For Western people, "friends" can be used to describe childhood playmates, who knew
a few days in a new place, the business partner and a trusted friend.
but In America, is Very easy to make friends, but once the environment change,
friendship will also change
Because America is a country which has strong liquidity
It's quite natural for Americans to move their home to different places.
Very few people live in just one place for a life long time.
That is why the Americans are always ready to make new friends.
2.Second,different foundations for friendships.
Chinese Friendships are formed by people who work or go to school together.
In china,friend can help each other in life and work
To American, in different areas of life have different friends
A person may have work friends and leisure (休闲时) activity friends.
3.Third,westerns expect friends to be independent.
Why?
because Westerners think that friendship is relaxed and happy relationship.
you need help, he will be happy to help you, but he will keep his distance, not interfere
with your ideas and decision, more will not seek your privacy
4.Fourth,Chinese usually expect more from their friends.
There is an old Chinese saying that "at home depend parents, go out rely on friend"
Chinese people think friend is can help each other when the one get in trouble,and think
friend is a reliable person,so Chinese people usually expect more from their friends.
Chinese expectation and responsibility to friendship required larger, and the Western
people feel a sense of pressure and passive.
By understanding the Different views about' '' friendship ''in China and Western,
we can better to make friends with foreigners.