无处不在的文化差异

Cultural Differences Are Everywhere

中西方文化差异其实是广泛存在于不同领域的——比如每天的生活习惯、信仰、道德观、饮食文化等。而我自然会选择我所擅长的领域来谈一谈,就是家庭教育和学术教育上的中西方文化差异。中国人的生活是以家庭为中心、以家庭价值观为主导的。对他们来说,这种关系(甚至是依赖关系)是极其强大的。我经常跟那些为了顺从父母心意而放弃自己个人选择和目标的学生提到这一点。

The cultural differences between China and the West can also be divided into separate fields–everyday life,beliefs,ethical views,eating,and so on.I,of course,will choose the field in which I am an expert–family education and institutional education.The Chinese continue to live under the sign of family and family values.For them,these connections(and even dependencies)are extremely strong.It is often the case that I talk to my students who give up their choices and plans because they do not match their parents’plans.