海外文化:中西方请客大PK
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="me">me</span> “<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span>?” <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="knows">knows</span>, <span word="Occidental">Occidental</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="generously">generously</span>. <span word="Occidental">Occidental</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="entertain">entertain</span> <span word="guests">guests</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Occidentals">Occidentals</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="puzzled">puzzled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="question">question</span>.</p><p>一个朋友问我：“为什么中国人不是各付各的钱？”所以我要写一篇文章把这个问题作为关注的焦点。正像每个人都知道的那样，西方人在饭店吃饭往往都是<span word="AA">AA</span>制，而中国人却慷慨地把别人的也一起给付了。西方人不常款待客人，而中国人却经常邀请朋友吃饭。许多西方人对此感到困惑不解。</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>? <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="analyze">analyze</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="concretely">concretely</span>.</p><p>为什么存在这样的差别呢？表面上的原因是由于东西方文化的差异。我将具体分析其中道理。</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Occident">Occident</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="Gather">Gather</span> <span word="Dining">Dining</span> <span word="System">System</span>; <span word="Occidentals">Occidentals</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="Individual">Individual</span> <span word="Dining">Dining</span> <span word="System">System</span>. <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Occidentals">Occidentals</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="beef">beef</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flavor">flavor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Individual">Individual</span> <span word="Dining">Dining</span> <span word="System">System</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span>. <span word="Ha">Ha</span>-<span word="ha">ha</span>! <span word="What">What</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span>!</p>
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