Cultural Differences Between Canada And China

With the development of a progressive and civilized society, education becomes a greater priority. In separate countries, there are distinct differences in the systems and methods by which education is practiced. The Canadian secondary school educational system is different from the Chinese education system in four main areas: the subjects offered for study, requirements for graduation, the authority of the teachers and the physical aspects of the institutions.

First is different symbols. China is oriental country, and Canada is the west. When we know China, the first thing is Panda Conversely, Moose is Canada’s symbol. Every where in Canada can see Moose logo.

The patriotic friendship between the United States and Canada, is like no other friendship between two countries. Their friendship is peaceful, selfless, and supporting, and that’s why the two countries have been allies since the beginning of World War 1 in 1914. They now share many similarities and differences within their government, populations, and lifestyles, but the similarities and differences within their governments are the most profound.

A country’s economic system decides its education system. Since China and Canada have different economic systems, China is developing on a diversified ownership economy, while Canada is running its economy by pure capitalism. It is obvious two different education systems run in those two countries respectively. And from my personal experience and some hearing from my friends, I found five main disadvantages of China’s education comparing with Canada’s education.

With Canada’s demographic constantly increasing, significant changes are bound to occur within the economy. In particular, marketers will need to comprehend the changing Canadian identity, resulting in the need for the economy to adapt to the new reality of Canada. Thus, there is a need for marketers to change their marketing methods, when approaching the cultural differences. “Children are learning about different cultures at a young age, and as marketers we need to pick up on that because they are our future customers. We need to recognize that the definition of who is Canadian—or what it means to be Canadian—is changing.” (Daniels 13 Dec. 2014) Thus, understanding the

The demographics for this community are the majority of Chinese population residing in Canada was born outside the country, 60% of the Chinese population has no religious affiliation, and 89% of Chinese population has strong knowledge in one of Canada’s national language. The importance of these demographics is they show how the Chinese community has evolved in many years and how they have changed or one can say fit into Canadian society. Majority of Chinese population was born outside Canada; this is important as its shows that how this community

Cultural differences between nations often require a company to have multiple marketing strategies. What may be acceptable in on country may not be acceptable in another country. The cultural differences require companies to develop marketing plans that are suitable for each individual culture. Not being aware of and understanding the cultural differences can create costly and embarrassing errors that may actually offend those in other countries. Cultural differences can affect the colors of products, the graphics used on packaging, and how the product is communicated to the foreign target market.

A. Cross-Cultural Differences Company X is considering expanding its business to China. However, prior to moving into a new and foreign market, Company X must understand the various cross cultural differences that are relevant to properly conducting business in China. By being more sensitive to and understanding the cross-cultural differences, Company X's transition into the new market should be less challenging and improve its chances of acceptance. Language, work ethic and material culture are three cultural differences that should, first, be understood prior to pursuing opportunities in China.

Sociology is the study of the way groups of humans interact with one another and the way social institutions such as banks, hospitals and schools act within themselves. In order to understand sociology one must first understand that different societies have different traditions and cultural norms. What is normal in Canada may not be the same for places like Europe or Japan. In different cultures they eat different foods, have different laws and preform different rituals, methods of adornment as well as having different religious beliefs. In society there will always be outliers or people who deviate from the social norm. Through these outliers sociologists are able to help in solving crimes and change the world for the better. Through these

Cultural differences become a big problem when the two cultures live on opposite sides of the world, I have been lucky enough to investigate two very different cultures, Quebecois and Persian. When you think of where the 2 cultures come from you realize they are on opposite ends of the world, which could result in many differences, one of the biggest differences being eating etiquette.

The Open Door policy was introduced in 1978, which led to further improvements in Canada’s access to Chinese markets

Ryan you make a really good point. Yes, the United States and Canada are really good friends. Our cultures are similar and as a group of people we can mix and mingle. In professor Long’s lecture he talked about how it would be easier to blend in with the Canadians then with a group of Chinese people. But, at the end of the day, if the United States and Canada were to go to war then a clear line between the two will be drawn. It all boils down to patriotism and nationalism. I believe that a love for one’s country will have a stronger pull than similar cultural ties.

Basically, about 40% people of Australia were born overseas or their parents were born overseas. So, it is a normal thing to make workplace to form a sort of culture that respecting individuals equality, freedom of speech in regards of their background, religions and other aspects. Australia is a multi-culture nation, and also present in the workplace, which makes it somewhat different from my country.

This year is my forth year that I has been studying in the United State. I’m already used to the U.S. culture and the U.S. living style. So in general, I didn’t experience any culture shock after I got here. If I had any culture shock, it’s probably three years ago. I couldn’t remember any of them. However I do have some thoughts about the differences between the U.S. and China after four years of studying in the United States.

Whenever a company is entering a new market it has to take into consideration the cultural differences between countries. Based on the case study analysis, the difference between the two countries in terms of eating out habits and eating preferences seem not to be understood by the Denver headquarter. Denver headquarter believes that it can enforce the same business model applied in the U.S to its stores in China, regardless of local preference. In addition, Foster seems to lack knowledge about the Chinese culture because she was not familiar with the market in China, as she had no experience working internationally. There was a lack of cross-cultural communication between Chen and Foster; even though, Chen had experienced both cultures while studying abroad in the U.S.