What are the differences between Chinese and western etiquette cultures?

Oriental etiquette mainly refers to the etiquette culture with a long history and oriental national characteristics represented by Asian countries such as East Asia and Southeast Asia. Western etiquette mainly refers to the etiquette culture spread in Europe and North America. ?

1. When dealing with blood relationship,

Orientals attach great importance to family and blood relationship. The traditional concept of "blood is thicker than water" is deeply rooted, and the most stable interpersonal relationship is blood relationship. Westerners have a strong sense of independence. Comparatively speaking, they don't pay much attention to family blood relationship, but pay more attention to interest relationship. They clearly distinguish between responsibility and obligation, and the responsibility must be fulfilled, and the obligation depends entirely on the actual ability and is never forced. Emphasize personal freedom and the pursuit of personal interests. ?

2. In terms of expression?

Western etiquette emphasizes practicality and straightforward expression. Orientals take "concession" as a gift, and everything should be courteous. Compared with westerners, they tend to be humble and reserved. In the face of compliments from others, the attitudes adopted by the East and the West are different. In the face of others' praise, China people often say things like "I'm flattered", "ashamed" and "not enough" to show their modesty. Westerners often use "thank you" to express their acceptance of sincere compliments or compliments from others. ?

3. in terms of gifts?

In China, interpersonal communication pays special attention to etiquette and reciprocity, and etiquette is often used as a medium and bridge for interpersonal communication. There are many kinds of gifts from orientals. In addition to visiting each other on important festivals, weddings, funerals, weddings, birthdays, promotions and salary increases can all be used as reasons for giving gifts. ? Western etiquette emphasizes pragmatic communication, strives for simplicity and convenience on the basis of politeness, and opposes red tape and excessive politeness. Westerners generally don't give gifts to others easily unless they have established a relatively stable interpersonal relationship. It is also much simpler in the form of giving gifts than in the East. Generally speaking, they don't give expensive gifts or cheap items, but they attach great importance to the packaging of gifts, paying special attention to the cultural style and artistic taste of gifts. ?

At the same time, there are differences between the East and the West when giving and receiving gifts. When westerners give gifts, they always tell the recipient directly: "This is my carefully selected gift for you, I hope you like it" or "This is the best gift". Westerners generally don't refuse gifts from others. When accepting gifts, they first thank the giver. After receiving gifts, they always open them themselves and praise them. The orientals are different. China people and Japanese people do their best and choose carefully when giving gifts, but in front of the recipient, they always say something like "a small gift is not a tribute, please take it" humbly and respectfully. Orientals usually politely refuse to accept gifts. After receiving a gift, it is generally not opened in person, for fear that the other party will be embarrassed because the gift is too light or dissatisfied, or it will appear to value profit over righteousness and be impolite. ?

4. In terms of attitude towards "old"?

There are also many differences in concepts and expressions between eastern and western etiquette in treating people's status and age. Oriental etiquette is generally dominated by elders and venerable people, and everything pays attention to seniority. Western etiquette advocates freedom and equality. In terms of etiquette, the emphasis on hierarchy is not as prominent as that of oriental etiquette. Moreover, westerners have a strong sense of independence, don't want to be old, refuse to accept being old, and especially avoid being old. ?

5. In terms of time concept?

Westerners have a strong sense of time and pay attention to efficiency. When you go out, you always take a notebook to record your itinerary and arrangements. Be sure to arrive early, at least on time, and don't change it at will. Westerners not only cherish time like gold, but also often regard whether the communicators observe time as an important basis for judging whether their work is responsible and worthy of cooperation. In their view, this directly reflects a person's image and quality. ?

Observe the chronological order, cultivate westerners' rigorous work style and do things in an orderly way. Westerners have a clear distinction between working hours and spare time. They don't talk about work on the phone during holidays, and even break off non-life contact during holidays. Relatively speaking, people in China use time casually, and their concept of time is indifferent. Including changing the original time and order, it is common for China people to be late for meetings, teachers to delay classes, and to make reports at meetings and extend the time at will. This is incredible to westerners, who think that disrespect for other people's time is the biggest disrespect. ?

6. About privacy?

Western etiquette emphasizes the freedom of the individual anywhere (without violating the law) and regards the dignity of the individual as sacred and inviolable. In the west, it is very impolite to offend all the "private" rights of the other party. Because westerners respect others' right to privacy, they also require others to respect their own right to privacy. Orientals attach great importance to sexual possession, harmony between groups and interpersonal relationships, mutual concern among neighbors, and asking questions about cold and warmth, which is a way of expression of human beings.