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The Difference Between Chinese
And American Culture
Hou yanlei
Xiao jin
Wang renyao
Liu xiaoqing
Wu yimin
Due to
difference of history, politics, economic and so
on, Chinese and Western
cultures have
various differences. Of course, foreign cultural
differences reflect in all
aspects,
so
in
order
to
facilitate
comparison,
we
choose
a
tiny
aspect
to
analyze
cultural differences.
Film
is
not
only
a
product
of
culture,
but
also
a
carrier
of
culture.
Film,
compared
with
other
art
forms
or
spiritual
culture,
which
more
comprehensively
absorbs the material and cultural
achievements, has risen to a dominant position in
modern society and becomes one of the
cultural patterns, called
art form, the
film is the product of a particular national
culture; national culture is
deeply
influenced
by
the
constraints.
So
more
and
more
countries
spread
their
culture by film, which
is an effective tool.
When
it
comes
to
movies,
we
think
of
Hollywood.
Every
year
it
transports
a
large
number
of
excellent
films
around
the
world,
at
the
same
time
spread
to
the
world
the
essence
of
American
culture.
Therefore,
we
use
the
film,
such
a
tiny
microcosm
of the national culture, to dissect American
cultural differences.
1. Ways of
thinking
Way of thinking is that
people's thinking habits or thinking process. From
the
deep
perspective,
way
of
thinking
is
more
a
product
of
society
and
culture.
Specifically,
it
is
subject
to
production
methods,
history
and
tradition,
philosophy,
language
and
other
aspects
of
the
comprehensive
effects.
Way
of
thinking
varies,
while those from
different cultural backgrounds between two people,
the difference
are
even
greater.
For
the
same
thing,
because
people
from
different
cultural
backgrounds
habit
of
thinking
or
thinking
sequence
differences,
so
make
understanding
and
will
have
different
reactions.
For
example,
to
introduce
themselves, the
Chinese people used to say:
City County
village.
to
introduce.
Here
includes
two
ways
of
thinking
on
cultural
differences:
Chinese
people often think in descending order
according to; while Americans accustomed in
ascending order thinking.
(A)
Chinese
people prefer emotional thinking, rational
thinking Americans prefer
The
so-called
thinking
often
refers
to
things
a
clear
direction
of
thinking,
there
is
sufficient
basis
for
thinking,
able
to
observe
things or issues, comparison, analysis, synthesis,
abstract and general
way of thinking.
For example, A Chinese man bought oranges to eat,
but the
taste is not very good, there
is no sweet feeling, so they think that orange is
not
good, the decision will no oranges
it. Instead of an American would go to find
out the reasons and found only a
handful of orange as he bought this, I feel and
cannot do to the quality of the oranges
qualitative.
(B)
Chinese people focus on visual thinking
Americans focus on logical thinking
Thinking in images of a person in mind
for the comprehensive analysis of
memory
representation,
processing,
transformation,
and
thus
form
a
new
representation
of
mental
processes,
namely
imagination.
(Appearance
of
an
object is not rendered in the case, the
mind of the objects that appear in the
image.) Logical thinking is to use the
concept of judgment, reasoning, thinking
activity.
For
example,
the
same
compliment
a
girl,
Chinese people
might
say:
This
is
more
focused
on
one
vivid
expression.
Americans
praise
others
when
you focus on because,
he would say:
are bright and
special.
praise
of
others,
Americans
will
focus
on
logic,
say
so
praise
someone
else's
reasons, and this
also seemed more sincere compliment.
Differences
in
ways
of
thinking
embodied
in
the
movies:
In
the
Chinese
film,
a
character quality is set up at first,
if he is not a good man, he is bad man. But in the
USA film, there are no absolute good
guys and bad guys. Everyone in the film could
become hero even he is very Ordinary.
In the USA
film
，
Usually we use logical
thinking is needed in order to understand the
whole
thing
causal
and
end.
But
in
the
Chinese
film,
at
first,
film
will
tell
you
the
whole causal. At last, it will tell you
the en
d.
2. The difference
of corporate culture
Needless
to
say .the
film
is
the
modern
carrier
of
a
country’s
culture.
Which
is
a
comprehensive
reflection
ofmaninstreamvalues
in
a
period?
A
nation,
state,
corporate speech, dress, manners,
architecture, behavior can be found in the movie.
This
paper
made
several
foreign
films
to
analyze
similarities
and
differences
of
corporate culture between American and
china.
The
two
film
is
the
same
story-
style
about
an
ancient
hero
against
the
domination
.but
this
two
movies
explored
the
national
value-oriented
in
two
different
angles. “Braveheart” locked up a hero using the
sound, color perspective to
render his
heroic deeds. When the audience watch over the
entire movie. The hero
has been fixed
in their mind, and it is acommonview
that Wallace is a hero. While
in the “hero”. Although gorgeous scenes
and stirring music has been used also, but,
the audience see the end. they have
different opinions about who is a this
we can see that American culture is a
flamboyant advocate, trying to showcase their
talent; while the Chinese culture is
advocated introverted personality, to be humble.
Also to resist domination,
Wallace's approach is to convene military force
against the
people
of
Scotland,
his
personal
power
is
very
limited,
and
his
stratagem
is
army
against army, the
people gather in a
and before the Qin
the other nameless swordsman is hope through
personal efforts
to succeed, they
stratagem is to achieve a high level
kongfu to kill the king of Qin,
rather
than
go
and
military
confrontation.
So
we
can
see
from
these
two
kinds
of
behavior,
American
culture
advocates
the
expansion
of
capabilities to small
bigger,
with bigger and
stronger, while the Chinese culture is skill to
win. This also led to the
United States
produced a lot of large multinational enterprises,
but China has always
limited by
strength, so thecompanyto go abroad are very few.
undera concept In the
U.S.
corporate
employees
can
quickly
form
teams
to
against
the
common
enemy,
even if the leader capable are not as
subordinates, but also can play a important role
in a certain period of time. While in
China, in a under-loaded concept, they can get
together, however, stick to the end is
very few. Chinese employees tend to be silent
when
leaders
criticize
at
him,
so
produce
cooperation
actions
will
cause
by
poor
results unsatisfactory.
Scottish nobles’ treachery
ruined Wallac
e's dream of freedom.
Chinese swordsman
kills
himself
when
he
is
fail
that
make
the
achievements
of
the
eternal
name.
The
same is fighting for
freedom, when Wallace in the place of execution
still dreaming of
freedom, but
WuMinplay an interpretation of loyalty before the
heroic deaths. which
is
performance
best
of
the
American
companies
and
Chinese
companies,
when
employees
of
the
United
States
is
in
the
face
of
career
barriers
often
seek
other
opportunities
to
their
achievements,
while
Chinese
employees
often
willing
to
be
patient, to remain silent.
While
these
two
films
are not
purely
typical
of
the
difference
about
American and
Chinese
culture,
but
by
analyzing
these
two
film
we
can
learn
how
to
manage
employees of American and Chinese:
1,
for
U.S.
employees,
his
performance
and
the
desire
should
be
fully
respected,
continue to
explore their individual talents;
2.
for
the
management
of
Chinese
employees.
Should
establish
systematic
and
scientific rules.
3. for the
management of Chinese employees. Should always
talk to them, find their
talents, and
give employees more opportunities to speak.
4,
tomanagethe
Chinese
and
American
employees,
should
establish
a
rational
and
scientific elimination mechanism, and
fully mobilize the enterprise operation vitality.
5 .should give more opportunities to
Chinese employees, give them more challenges.
3. The
difference of the values and beliefs