文化禁忌.docx

文化禁忌

第一篇：文化禁忌ComparisonandanalysisofChineseandAmericanculturaltaboosInmodernsociety,internationalcommunicationsareplayingamoreandmoreimportantrole,suchasculturalcommunication,economiccommunicationandpoliticalcommunication.Duetothefrequentcontacts,cross-culturalcommunicationisquietlycritical,butwhenwehavecommunicationswithforeignersinreallife,wewillfinditisverydifficulttohaveasuccessfulconversation.Toagreatextent,taboosarethemostvitalandsensitiveelementsSimplyspeaking,atabooissomethingforbiddenbyreligious,law,moralsorsocietyanditisacommonsocialphenomenonofeverynation.Thehistoryoftaboodatesfromancienttimes.Becauseofthehelplessnessofmentowardsthenature,peoplealwayshaveapsychologicalworshipandreverencetothewholeworld.Undersuchcircumstance,thetaboocomesintobeing.Ingeneral,taboohasthequalityofuniversal,national,andepochalfeatures.Taboo’scontentsandformsaredifferent,althoughitisubiquitousindailylife,politicalandeconomicaspects.Thisessayfocusesontaboosofsocialcustoms,festivalandreligion,andtheculturalmappingsbetweenChineseandAmericantaboos.1.SocialetiquetteandcustomstabooInwesterncountries,itisnecessarytomakeanappointmentinadvance,youcan’tvisitsomebodysuddenly.Onceyouvisitedsuddenly,youwillgetgreatinconvenienceforyourfriendsorcolleagues,theirarrangementswillbedisturbed.Atthesametime,theirhouseisapartoftheirprivacy,so,itisimpolitetovisitsuddenly.HoweverChinaisdifferentfromAmerica,itisn’taninfringementtovisitsomebodysuddenly.Onthecontrary,someChinesewillregarditasasurprise,andthehostswillbeverypassionatetotreatyou.Althoughinthemoderntime,theChinesepeoplebegintomakeanappointmentinadvanceinbusinesscircles,itisn’taseriousproblemamongcommonpeople.Inaddition,ChinaandAmericahavebigdifferenceinthevisittime.Chinesepeopleareusedtoarriveinadvance.Don’tbelateformorethan10minutes.WhileinAmerica,peopleareusuallylatefor5to10minutes,becausetheythinkthemasterneedmoretimetoprepare.Ifyouarriveinadvance,themasterwillbeveryembarrassed.Astothecontentofcommunication,differentcountrieshavedifferen