Unit-3-Cultural-Diversity

Unit3CulturalDiversityRightAttitudeinthisGlobalVillageWearealike,Wearedifferent.Appreciatesimilarities,Acceptdifferences2SayingsRelatingtoCulturalDiversity•Humanbeingsdrawclosetooneanotherbytheircommonnature,buthabitsandcustomskeepthemapart.---Confuciansaying性相近，习相远。Godgavetoeverypeopleacup,cupofclay,andfromthiscuptheydranklife...Theyalldippedinthewater,buttheircupsweredifferent.---R.Benedict上帝给了每个人一个杯子，一杯粘土，并且人们从这个杯子里面啜饮人生、、、他们都是浸在水里面的，只是他们的杯子不一样而已。JokeAppreciationforCulturalDiversityAyounglady'sminiskirtwasaccidentallytornopenbyayoungman,pleasedecidewheretheycomefromaccordingtotheirresponsestothisincident.A:Beforethemansaidsorry,thewomanboweddownandsaidinatendervoice,Sorry,itisallmyfault.Itisallthebadqualityofmyskirt.I'msorryforthetroubleIhavebroughttoyou.ContinuedB:Beforethemansaidsorry,thewomangavehimaname-cardandsaid,Thisismylawyer'sphonenumber.Hewilltalkwithyouaboutyoursexualharassment.Seeyouinthecourt.C:Beforethemansaidsorry,thewomancoveredthetornpartoftheskirtwithanewspaperinhandandshylysaid,Sir,canyousendmehome?Itisnotveryfarfromhere.Thentheyoungmanputhiscoatonthegirlandcalledataxitosendherhome.ContinuedD:Beforethemansaidsorry,thewomangurgledandputherhandontheman'sshoulder,sayingSir,ifyoudonotmind,youcanbuymearedrosetoshowyourapology.Thenthemanboughtheraroseandtheywenttoahoteltogethertostudymoreabouttheskirt.E:Beforethemansaidsorry,thewomanflewintoarageandgavethemanaboxontheface,sayingnigeshao,xiangqilaoniangdoufu,laozidasini.Thenshetookoutamobilephoneanddialednumberandagangofpeoplecame.Thewholethingdevelopedintoariot.F:Themanfeltveryembarrassedandmadeasincereapologytothegilr.Butthebeautifulgirlsmiledandsaid,Don'tworry,sir.Iamaman,too.Continuedanother,andtheydonotliketoputthemselvesinothers'debt,especiallyforthosematterswhereMr.ZhaoaskedMr.Qiantohelp.Ofcourse,Americansarewillingtohelptheirfriends.Butmostofthetime,thingsforwhichtheywilllendahelpinghandtotheirfriendsaretrivial,suchasdrivingafriendtoanimportanteventwhenhisorherownarrangementsfortransportationfail.WarmUpTomanyChinese,Mr.QianandMr.Zhaoarereallygoodfriends,fortheyhavehelpedeachotherfromtimetotime.SinceMr.ZhaolentMr.Qianalargesumofmoneytohelphisbusinessgetoverthedifficulity,Mr.QianwasgreatlyindebtedtoMr.Zhao.InChineseculture,friendshipmeansawillingnesstobeindebtedandtorepaythedebtmorethanowed.However,manyAmericans,likeJackson,wouldsaythatMr.Zhaowasaskingtoomuch,forwhattheyvaluemoreareindividualachievementandindependenceratherthanrelationshipwithoneContinuedanother,andtheydonotliketoputthemselvesinothers'debt,especiallyforthosematterswhereMr.ZhaoaskedMr.Qiantohelp.Ofcourse,Americansarewillingingtohelptheirfriends.Butmostofthetime,thingsforwhichtheywilllendahelpinghandtotheirfriendsaretrivial,suchasdrivingafriendtoanimportanteventwhenhisorherownarrangementsfortransportationfail.aFamousCoupletinChinese上钩为老，下钩为考，老考童生，童生考到老。一人是大，二人是天，天大人情，人情大过天。TypicalChineseConceptoffriendshipItseemsthatthetypicalChineseconceptoffriendshiplaysgreatemphasisonpersonalloyaltyandalsohasmuchtodowithfamily.ItmaybesimilartoGermanfriendshiptosomeextentandquitedifferentfromotherwesternfriendships.EnglishProverbsonFriendshipAfriendiseasierlostthanfound.Afriendisneverknowntillamanhasneed.Afriendwithoutfaultswillneverbefound.Betweenfriendsalliscommon.。Friendsagreebestatdistance.Friendsarethievesoftime.Friendsmustpart.Heisagoodfriendthatspeakswellofusbehindourbacks.Afaithfulfriendisthemedicineoflife.Whatisafriend?Asinglesouldwellingintwobodies.Alifewithoutafriendisalifewithoutasun.Beslowinchoosingafriend;slowerinchanging.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.Afatherisatreasure,abrotherisacomfort,butafriendisboth.TipsgiventowesternerswhowanttomakefriendswithChinesepeople1.bewillingtospendtimewiththosepeoplewhomyouwouldliketomakefriendswith;2.trytoknowaboutyourfriendsasmuchaspossible.Remembertheirnames,theirlikesanddislikes,askquestions(thoughsomemayberatherpersonal)aboutthem,andbeinterestedinthingsthataretypicallyChinese;3.tryyourbesttostarttalkingwithpeople,eventhoughtheymayappearunwillingtotalkwithstrangers,andbeagoodlistenerasmuchasyoucanwhentheyaretalkingwithyou;4.bereadytolendahandtootherswithoutbeingaskedto,eveninwhatseemstobeverytrivialmatters.SayingsfromtheAnalects子曰：“益者三友，损者三友。友直，友谅，友多闻，益矣；友便辟，友善柔，友便佞，损矣。”《季氏》子曰：“巧言令色，鲜矣仁。”《学而》FamilyStructurenuclearfamilyDINKfamilyextendedfamilysingle-parentfamilyInConfuciusandMencius'time,aclassicalworksthatillustratesConfucianists'filialpietyappeared,whichislatercalledXiaoChing(孝经）(BookofFilialPiety)Latino,Hellenic,Hindu,Nipponese,Hispanic,FilipinoContinued2012年菲佣（Filipinomaids)寄回国内的钱占该国GDP10%以上（约200多亿美元）trackrecord----socialmobilityvsstratificationLegacypreferencesorlegacyadmissionisatypeofpreferencegivenbyaninstitutionororganizationtocertainapplicantsonthebasisoftheirfamilialrelationshiptoalumniofthatinstitution.(Studentssoadmittedarereferredtoaslegaciesorlegacystudents.)Thisparticularlyreferstouniversityandcollegeadmission,andthispreferenceismostcommoninadmissiontoAmericanuniversitiesandcollegesandemergedafterWorldWarI,primarilyinresp