| I agree neither country understands each other well. I saw an article where a shanghai girl had an American boyfriend who was in the Iraq war. She posted it on her blog. The amount of angry comments and misunderstanding about America was very suprising. Even she who is native Chinese from Shanghai was so suprised about the comments and ignorance of the people regarging the USA. I have been traveling to China for 12 years. I am engaged to a Chinese lady and have lived in China and its still very hard for me to understand the thinking. The whole concept of "face" is very alien to Americans. Also the fact that China is a group society and Americans are individulaistic is a big gap to understand. For example if Americans go on a bus or plane if they dont know the person they will always sit separate and hope no one sits next to them. So the middle seat in an airplane is very unpopular. China is the exact opposite people will enjoy sitting with strangers. While in China its not uncommon for strangers to just sit next to me and start a conversation this would rarely happen in the USA. I know Chinese dont have the concept of "personal space" that we have in the USA. This can make it very uncomfortable for Americans when walking around in China as people will grab and bump into you. More understanding will be needed. |
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