中西餐飲差異

1、種族National raceThe whole question of the changing role of Blacks in American society asbeen the subject of newspaper articles around the world so frequently thatvisitors to the United States do not know what to expect when they arrive.They may be surprised when they see that Blacks and Whites work s

2、ide byside in offices , factories , and schools across the country . The majority ofBlacks in the United States, however, live in and around only a smallnumber of American cities.Many dark-skinned visitors arrive in the United States fearing personalattack or expecting various degrees of racial prej

3、udice. Some forms ofdiscrimination 1 still exist ,unfortunately, especially in the areas of thehousing , schools , and jobs . The school equality is still more a dream thana reality. There are still too many areas of the country where BlackAmericans do not enjoy the same full opportunities as White

4、Americans .However, the vast majority of American s are working , studying , andsharing public places together. This was not true even a few years ago insome parts of the country , but progress is steadily being made . You will beable to observe the improvement in race relations as soon as your plan

5、elands . You will see it in the airport, in public buses and trains , in theaters ,restaurants , rest room, in sops and libraries , in offices and factories . Closepersonal friendships between Blacks and Whites , full trust and socialrelationships are still not common , except in certain areas, Howe

6、ver, evenin this - the slowest area of progress-there has been change , especiallyamong young people.1 discrimination n.辨別,區(qū)別,識別力,辨別力,歧視Excerpted from A Guide to U.S.A. , edited by Li Yang, Li Yi, published byForeign Language Teaching and Research Press.Culture Differenceit is not a novel knowledge

7、that culture difference exists between easternand western countries. But not until I heard the lecture given by a Chinesescholar, who has been lived in Australia for several years, did I came tounderstand that how different it is.The scholar summarized that we, as Chinese, prefer to think in a spira

8、l,casual way, while western people, more often than not, are fond of a linear,business-is-businessway. Supporting the idea, he named out examples hehimself experienced while staying in Australia. Here are some excerpts.Firstly, line up matter. If you are in China, it is not rare to see that acrowd o

9、f people throng in the supermarket, trying to get service first. Peoplein China do line up, the scholar said in a humorous tone, but they prefer toline up at a horizontal way.In contrast, in western countries, say, in Australia, people always line up,no matter in a big bank or a small grocery store.

10、 And they take it for granted. Lining uphas long since become part of their life that they scarcely doubt it or grow impatientwhile doing it.Secondly, first come, first served. Though in words it is a normal principle here inChina, itmsostly not the case in reality. Take an example of what usually h

11、appens in abank. Here when we are in a middle-sized bank, and suppose we are talking with thecashier, it always tends to have someone butt in, claiming that his or her request takesonly one second.And it seems that we have already been accustomed to it. So has the cashier. But inwestern countries, i

12、t never applies. It is always rude that you butt in while the cashier isserving his customer. No matter how little time your request costs, the cashier, moreoften than not, is likely to turn you down. Only one customer at a time is his principle.Thirdly, change stuff. Suppose I am in a shopping mall

13、 and the stuff I purchase costme 142 RMB. While lining up at the casherasnd happening to check my wallet, I findI have 200 RMB and two one-yuan coins. What will I do? To give the cashier 200 RMB,or give him 200 RMB and the two one-yuan coins so that he could return me 60 RMB,which is more convenient

14、 for both of us.I think when the Chinese were in this situation, they would mostly choose the latterone. But the scholar said, in Australia, they wonHe then told that he himself did try it once, and he thought it was self-evident to do so.But the cashier did not understand. So the scholar latter on

15、summarized that westernpeople are prone to lack of flexibility while doing their work. Then how about us in theireyes? They think we Chinese have a tendency to make things complicate. What aninteresting contrast!Here I dont intend to tell which is better and which is worse. What I try to say is justthat we might well be in conform