中西方文化差异对日常交际的影响

文化是一种社会现象,同时又是一种历史现象,是人们长期创造形成的产物。中西方文化存在许多差异:整体性和个体性的差异;价值观与道德标准的差异;社会礼仪的差异;社会习俗的差异等。本文分析了文化差异对日常交际的影响。了解这些差异有助于更好地实现跨文化交际,避免出现文化休克。

Culture is a social as well as a historical phenomenon. It is the product of creation in the long history. There are many differences between the Chinese and western culture. For example： the differences in wholeness and oneness, the differences in value concept and moral criteria, the differences in social courtesy and custom, etc. The article analyzes the influence of culture differences to everyday communication. Understanding these differences will contribute to the success in cross-cultural communication and avoid cultural shock.