美国习俗英文介绍

Cultural Difference between Chinese and American Individual
Lifestyles

American A Culture of self-expression Chinese A Culture of Self restrain
Clear expression of Joy and sorrow Ambiguous of joy and sorrow
Unequivocal expression of “Yes/No”. Equivocal expression of “Yes/No”.
Strong Personality Weak Personality
Priority of self-interest Priority of harmony with others

Source: Norihiko Shimizu's paper “Today’s Taboos may be gone tomorrow", Peking Business, February 1995, p.51.

Cultural Differences between Chinese and American Business

American Business Chinese Business
Game concept: Business is a game in pursuit of profits under the rules of laws and contracts Mutual trust-oriented business: business is based on trusting relationship among people rather than the rules of game
Efficiency-oriented and approximate accuracy simplicity, clarity, and quickness Highly precision-oriented and pe