Cultural Differences Between China And United States

Believe it or not, but American and Chinese culture do have something’s in common. They see eye-to-eye on some aspects. Like providing for their children “Parents work together for the well-being of their children” [Example from Article]. It is true that parents do the best they can to work towards a better financial life for their kids. That’s why many Chinese parents come over to the states, so that they can provide a better life, and a better education. They would also go to great lengths for their children no matter what the cause “Parents will risk their life for their children” [Example from Article]. Any parent would risk their life for their children no matter what ethnicity, or cultural aspect! There is no bond like a parent and their child.

Chinese parents and American parents differ greatly in their parenting styles and a noticeable difference can be seen in the success of their children. The children of Chinese parents often excel in various areas, including in their educational, musical, and professional lives. The children of American parents, however, usually have a harder time excelling in those areas. Chinese parents and American parents hold opposing philosophies about how they view their children, opposing methods about how they raise their children, and opposing effects on the personalities of their children.

Grilling meats and spit roasting over a pit fire are both common even today. Americans use barbecue smokers to cook chicken, pork and corn. Frying is the most common in Western countries because almost every famous dish is related to frying. Examples include fried chicken, French fries, burgers and fries, etc. Local families in America like to do baking, which is generally applied to breads, lasagna, manicotti, pastries and other sweet confections. There is a big difference between Chinese and American cooking methods. One is mainly concentrated on the color, smell and shape. The other is always speedy, convenient and cheap.

Every time I come home from college, my family and I would go out to yumcha or, as directly translated from Cantonese, to “drink tea. However, drinking tea is only one component of yumcha. To yumcha is to converse with company over a meal of many small dishes and hot tea. Going yumcha is social activity brought to the United States by the people from the Guangdong region of China, also known as Cantonese people. When they immigrated to the United States, yumcha became an important tradition because it also enabled Cantonese parents to socialize their children into the Chinese culture through the language and social practices involved in the meal and the ritual and meaning surrounding the tea. However, to Chinese-Americans such as myself, going yumcha with native Chinese people also emphasized my American identity due to my food choices. Yet when I go yumcha with non-Chinese people, I become distinctly aware of my Chinese identity when they fail the language or rituals of this tradition. The only time when I do not feel alienated during yumcha is when I go with my other

China and America are the biggest countries as well as them both being most successful countries. They are both dominant in their culture. However, they differ in the way they communicate and they are group motivated. For instance, the American culture is viewed as being individual and about one’s independence, whereas Asian American’s have a strong family value and believe in collectively working together as a culture. Also, Asian American has one of the hardest work ethics and believe that hard work pays off.

Americans are not very informal and casual, with strict social rules that are not always evident in other countries. For example, to walk the streets barefoot would be odd and possibly mocked here, whereas people in poorer countries may do it on a day-to-day basis. Furthermore, dinner table rules are rather strict compared to other places. In China, meals seem louder and more casual than in America. Finally, practicality seems to be less of a concern than general "look" or "value."

Each country has its own kind of education, and education always plays an important role in affecting students’ life and study on many aspects. Having received ten years of education in China and two years of education in the U.S. I would like to compare and contrast a few significant aspects of these two different kinds of educations. Knowing that no two education systems are the same, the differences between American education and Chinese education allow countries to take the essence and discard the dross through learning from each other so as to improve their own current education systems.

China and the United States are the two leading global super powers of the 21st century and it is important to know their differences as well as their similarities concerning location, culture, and languages because they are a main part in trade and their cooperation is essential in order to solve world problems. United States is located in North America, China is located in the Asian continent with more Chinese population. These two countries are on opposite sides, the United States also has about half size of Russia, which has area approximately 1.8 times the size of the U.S. while China is nearly to the West with that fact it's obvious that these countries have different temperature. According to Americans people in the funeral, it is

Eating is the most necessary and common thing for everyone and also the most basic activity that is happening every day. With the world development faster and faster, the eating culture is also changing in different ways. However, in different countries they both have their own eating culture, such as the differences between western countries and eastern countries. Especially there are lots of obvious differences between China and the U.S. Although everyone has a common sense of eating that it is just having meals, there are many very different parts about Chinese and the U.S. Eating culture. Because of the differences in geographical features, the climate of the environment, customs and other factors, food products will appear different degrees

In the first half of the film “So Young”, we get an interesting look into the lives of Chinese college students, and learn about what going to college in China is like. Though its not completely different from college life in America, there are a few noticeable differences and a few similarities. One thing that’s the same, is that college in both America and China seems to be a place people go to explore themselves, meet new people, and have fun. Grades are still important, but it is the social life of college, in which you are exposed to so many different people and experiences that many value as being a vital part of their college experience, and this seems to be the same in both countries. This similarity also leads to a major difference, as students in

The differences that exist between the Chinese and American education systems are great and obvious. However, some of these differences don’t play to the strengths of the representative country. American schools allow for greater freedom of movement and choice, while Chinese schools decide the “what”, “where”, and “how” of educational circumstance for the students (Bush, tony, and Qiang Haiyan). These differences in structure should lead to a greater educational standard being held by China, but that isn’t always the case. This paper will examine the differences in education system in the two countries and show that the Chinese system, while

The United States and China aspire to command the world economy, but their lifestyle and standpoints look like east and west. When comparing the U.S. and China in Hofstede 6 dimensions model, there were four main dimensions that are strikingly distinctive. These dimensions include individualism, power distance, long-term orientation, and indulgence. Recognizing cultural differences is the first step towards understanding each other. The difference between the United States and China are pronounced, and they merit rigorous examination.

The differences between the Chinese education and the American education are more obvious in people’s mind, not only to the international students, but also to the native students and some people who study on this. As more and more Chinese students come to America to have better education, we should think about why the American education system is better and how could we change our system to have a new education system in China. These differences have some deeply reason, like the American is the nation which loves freedom. It took long time to make such a big difference between the two education systems, and we need longer time to change it. An undeniable

“As a international students, I care a lot about the difference of education system between the U.S. and China.”(culture shock) I realized that the educational ideas

There is an ancient Chinese remark still going around like this. “Food is the paramount necessity of people.” China is a country with a splendid catering culture.For a very long time, the habit of diet in Shanghai didn’t changed a lot. But as the infiltration of the western culture, the western diet is introduced to Shanghai, and some western food is becoming more and more popular in Shanghai. Champagne, tea with milk, carbonated drink, ice cream, bread and cake are widely accepted by people of Shanghai. This shows that western diet culture has brought about great changes in diet structure in Shanghai.