单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,#,Culture Shock,PPT By,Xue Ya Lin,Speech By,Xue Ya Lin,There was a Chinese man in America for the first time to earn money,and after he had learned little English,he went to rent house alone.,There he said in Chinglish:“,I eat you,sleep you,how much a week,?”(,我吃你的，住你，多少钱一个月）,Surely,the house lady was shocked by his word and felt embarrassed.,Firstly,I want to share with you a short story:,This case shows a very common situation which widely lies in the communications within different cultures.,This is what we called,Culture Shock,Culture shock,is the personal,disorientation,不适应,a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to,immigration,移民,or,a visit to a new country,or,to a move between social environments,also,a simple travel to another type of life.,Culture shock,can be described as four phases:,Honeymoon,Negotiation,转变,Adjustment&,Mastery,掌握,Cultures,Values,Values,As,we all know,Western culture is based on,individualism,个人主义,rather than on,collectivism,集体主义,.,I,n,western culture,everyone,is considered as special and unique,.,But standing out on ones own is not favored and would even,arouse,criticism,from the others in our country.This,stops us to express and talk freely and everyone believes,“,silence is gold,”,Table manner,One,topic is,chopsticks,.Because of using chopsticks,instead of using spoon,when Chinese people having rice or,soup,its likely for us to,hold up our bowls,.But this habit is considered,rude,in the Western countries.,C,olors,its,quite interesting to find that most Easterners chose,red,while most of the westerners preferred,blue,.,Another difference is about meanings of color we feel.,Red,means,luck,fortune,in China.We often use this color to decorate in festivals.,But red stands for,blood,revolutions,and,red is regarded as an,unlucky color,in West.,Conclusion,Culture,shock is,not,fearful,what is fearful is we lack of the,courage,to overcome it.,If you stay,calm,observe,and,learn,and keep things,in,perspective,youll probably find that your difficulties will pass.,Thanks you!,