跨文化交際案例分析(共7個(gè))

1、1《跨文化交際學(xué)概論》第七章社會交往五、宴請招待p132CaseOne:SettingRulesfaGuest–AmericanHospitality案例：WhenZhangTaotraveledinAmericahelivedinthehomeofhisAmericanfriendBill.OnceafterhehadtraveledbackhefoundBillwasinabadmood.Whenheaskedwhattheprob

2、lemwasBilltoldZhangTaothathissonAdamgotfuriousaboutthenoiseZhangmadewhenwalkingupstairsalsobecausehewasusingtoomuchwaterinthesolarpoweredshowerAdamhadtohavehisshowerincoldwater.BilltoldZhangTaothatheshouldwalkmesoftlyinf

3、uturehaveafastshowertosavewater.ZhangTaofeltuneasy.Howcouldthehostsetsuchrulesfhisguest!Question:WhydidZhangTaofeeluneasy分析：1)InChinawhenpeoplehostsomeonetheyputtheguestintheplaceofhontoshowhospitality.Theytrytotakecareo

4、ftheguest，trytomaketheguestfeelcomftableatease.2)InAmericapeopletendtogivetheguestgreatfreedomtreataguestmecasuallynaturallytruthfully.3)ZhangTaoknewhewasaguestthoughtintermsofChineseexpectationsofhospitality.HethoughtBi

5、llshouldtreathimcourteouslyinsteadofsettingrulesfhim.4)SinceZhangTaolivedinAmericansurroundingsheshouldhaveknownaboutthecustomstheresooner.CaseTwo:案例：Linhadtraveled20hoursfromBeijingtoNewYk.Heneededagoodmeal.HisAmericanf

6、riendMikemethim.ButMikeonlyofferedhimaplateofroastedchickenaglassofangejuice.LinwasusedtohavingamaincourseaskedMikeifhehadanyrice.MikesaidheonlyhadfriednoodlesLinhadtomakedowithit.ThoughLinknewAmericansdidn’tcareverymuch

7、aboutwhatfoodtheyatehestillfeltsurprisedbecausehehadtakenMiketothemostfamousduckrestaurantinBeijingQuanjudewhenhearrivedinBeijing.Question:WhydidLinfeelsurprisedOffersomeadvicetohimaboutadjustingtohisnewenvironmentinAmer

8、ica.3Question:Whatsurprisedme分析：1)InChinaavisittohomealwaysincludesameal.theguestalwaysbringsarelativelyexpensivepresenttothehost.thepresentshouldbewellwrappeduntouched.2)Inthewestavisittohomeonlymeansameetingnotnecessar

9、ilyincludingameal.thepresentistreatednotasimptantlyasitisinChina.3)IactedinawaythatwasbasedonChinesecustomssoIfelttheAmericanwaywasveryinteresting(unusual).CaseFive:WayofEntertainingGuestsinChinaDrinkmeme案例：案例：TomanAmeri

10、canwenttoaChinesehomefthefirsttime.Hewasofferedsometea.Justwhenthefirstcupwasabouttofinishmeteawasadded.Hedrankthesecondcup.Thenthecupwasfilledthethirdtime.Thenhedrankitthenuntilhewasquitefull.Tomwastotallyconfusedbythew

11、ayofentertaining.Question:WhywasTomtotallyconfused分析：1)TraditionalChinesecustomrequiresthatduringthecourseofentertainingthehosthastoalwayspourmewineteatotheguest’sglasscupalwaysaddsmefoodtotheguest’splatebowlwithoutaskin

12、gwhetherit’swanted.2)Chineseguestsknowhowtorespondtothistypeofhospitality.Theysimplyleavethewineteafoodinthecontainerstophavinganyme.ButTomtheAmericanguestinthecasedidn’tknowthis.3)Hefollowedthepolitenessruleofhisculture

13、:it’snotgoodmannerstoleavefoodinone’sownplateatadinnertable.TherefewithoutanyknowledgeofthedifferencesbetweenthetwoculturesanAmericanguestwouldverylikelysufferfromeitherdrinkingeatingtoomuchinsuchasituation.CaseSixAsafei

14、gnstudentattheUniversityofWisconsininMadisonKeikoIhara(Japanese)wasonastrictbudget.Shehadallhertuitionbookspaidfbyscholarshipsgrantsuntilrecentlywascomftablyhousedinthedmity.Wantingtoliveinthecommunityratherthaninthedmit

15、yshefoundasmallapartmenttosharewithafriend.Hercollegefriendsknowingofhersituationofferedtoroundupsomeofthenecessaryitemsfapartmentliving.Keikopolitelydeclinedsayingshecouldmanage.Wantingtohelpoutherfriendsfoundsomeoldbut