Studying in the United States: What are the differences between China people and Americans?

No country in the world values time more than American culture. This is clear when you see the popularity of American watches. "What time is it?" It should be a very important issue for friends to learn English, right? Generally speaking, friends need to explain and apologize to each other for being late for an appointment 10 minutes. In America, spending time is even equivalent to spending money, such as "spending time", "wasting time", "saving time" and "time is money". Time is money ~ If a friend is ten minutes or even 45 minutes late for class in America, don't think it's a trivial matter if the teacher flies into a rage ~

2. Space

Americans pay more attention to their personal space than people in other countries. It is really appropriate to describe the distance between people in American society with the famous "three-foot bubble". The United States is a great country, and people attach great importance to space. This culture of attaching importance to space also deeply affects people living here. What my friends know as "I need some space" or "Give me some space" actually means "Leave me alone" and "I need privacy", so the space here is not just a literal meaning of needing space ~

Step 3 work

No one in the world attaches more importance to work than Americans. Therefore, the United States is one of the most efficient countries in the world. The financial crisis has put great pressure on most Americans. One of the reasons is that they can't work. American Puritanism tradition makes it attach great importance to the value of work. They think that only by working hard and creating value can they become a valuable person. No matter how much personal wealth, Americans are deeply influenced by this value!

4. Money

The United States is the country that spends the most money in the world, which is why the national debt of the United States is now hundreds of millions. This is also fully reflected in the personal life of Americans. Ordinary Americans spend more money than they have in the bank. In the United States, the concept of consumption in advance is prevalent. Generally, international students in the United States think that Americans live in luxury and buy whatever they want. They not only buy it themselves, but also encourage their friends to buy it together, which has a lot to do with Americans' timely eating, drinking and having fun and advanced consumption concepts.

5. Interpersonal relationship

In America, it is very difficult to make friends and keep them. As for the reasons, there are probably these: work values and lack of time, worrying about their personal space and privacy, and fearing intimate relationships. Some mainstream classic American literary works have a profound description of this, such as The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye and so on. Friends can have a look when they have time, but once Americans have crossed this obstacle and established friendship with you, it is very easy to maintain a long-term friendship with them!