The United States and Japan are two different cultures which reflects heavily through the way people from each of the cultures communicate. This may be in what is said‚ how it’s said‚ as well as verbal or physical cues. They way many cultures communicate stems from ancient beliefs and customs. For the Japanese much of their culture and traditions stem from this. Their culture has remained strong due to them being rather homogenous. On the other hand‚ America is relatively a new country that is more
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Similarities and Differences between Chinese Culture and Japanese Culture All collectives and groups in the world‚ no matter big countries or small families‚ have their own cultures. There is no single definition which can suit everyone’s understanding of culture. For example‚ Hofstede defines culture as ‘something consists of the unwritten rules of the social game’ (Refer to Bibliography No.1‚ p. 6); Hoebel and Frost define culture as an ‘integrated system of learned behaviour patterns’ (Refer
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HOW GREAT WERE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HAN CHINA AND CLASSICAL ATHENS? Every civilization has qualities that make them different from other countries. Whether the religion is different or the laws contain different morals‚ every country has its differences and similarities. Han China and Greece are two highly successful early civilizations. Both countries have different‚ but good‚ opinions and ways of thinking. Han China and Athens had a great deal of differences just on their physical
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The difference between education in China and America Everyone must be educated‚ that is the basic duty of a good citizen. However‚ different environments involve different education. I was born in China. My cousin was born in America. We recently had a discussion about the difference between education in China and America. As a matter of fact‚ our discussion can be classified in three principal ways: the attitude of parents‚ the method of school‚ and the objective of education. The first
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A Closer look to American Culture: A comparison between culture in China and America By Shijiao Chen Social Work 100 March 15‚ 2012 My parents came to the United States when I was about ten years old‚ leaving me and my younger brother to live with my grandma in China. We talked on the phone every day and they told us what their life in America was like. From what my parents told me‚ the U.S. was place where everybody could have a place to live and something to eat if they
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Assignment Week 5 Cultural Difference Team paper Aaron Garcia‚ Amy Grabotin Catheine Bertotto‚ Bryan Ohare University of Phoenix Dr. Maryann Lamer Date March 11 2013 Salary men vs. Businessmen‚ There are many different
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now‚ I have experienced many differences between American culture and Italian culture. When I first arrived‚ I was so excited and everything was so new that I did not immediately notice these differences. Everything was a blur! We had orientations and tours during the first week and each instructor mentioned specific aspects of Italian culture that we needed to be aware of. But‚ since I had only been here for two days‚ I had not witnessed these differences. In “Culture Shock and the Cross-Cultural
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The bento as a culture in Japan ID NO.12411099 Word count: 1075 It is very convenient that students who study in APU can go to convenience store buying bento as lunch or dinner. In fact‚ everyday there are so many people who are students or businessmen buying bento as their lunch when they have no time to eat lunch in resturant or made by hand. In some way‚ bento is a pretty important culture in Japan society. Bento first appeared in ancient period in Japan‚ which mostly
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imagined and expected. I would rather call it a “positively challenging experience” as I am exposed to a completely foreign culture and challenged to adapt myself to it but the learning process of this new culture has greatly excited me. At the beginning‚ I inevitably experienced a certain amount of cultural shock‚ given the vast difference between Vietnamese culture and American culture. Cultural shock is a state of anxiety that results from cross-cultural misunderstanding. One incident that gave rise
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Black Culture Then and Now: What’s the Difference? Our society has changed drastically in the past year or two‚ especially black culture due to recent events that happened in our society. A death of a black teenage male‚ caused by a police officer‚ encouraged some in our society‚ mostly black people‚ to show their true colors and express their feelings. Many people rioted‚ looted‚ and protested. Those events resembled things that happened many years ago. So in some ways black culture is the same
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