There always are lots of differences between east and west,because of the different culture background.Each nation its special civilization.
As we all know,Chinese culture possesses a wide knowledge of ancient things.Such as the Chinese language,Chinese characters,traditional Chinese art,Chinese festivals and so on.This Chinese tradition all have a long history and the development of culture is very far reaching.Likewise,western culture has much unique features and it is entirely different with Chinese style especially,the difference of custom,for example,greeting customs.
In the United States and in most western countries,people hug or kiss when they say the first hello to others while Chinese shake hands with each other.And Japanese people bow all the time.In eating customs,utensils are different.Chinese are used to use to use the chopsticks to eat.Some westerners use folks,knives and spoons and some like using their hands.
In addition,the ways of communication between east and west have a big distinction,Chinese like talking tactfully.Most of western always talk directly.They don’t like beating about the bush.This is because the education system between china and west has a gap.And in China,all the parents are so great that they pay all to bring up their child.However,most of children in china are not independent.Their learning skill is not very well while the western children are more independent and creative.So,educational level of china can not win against west.Certainly,Chinese education has its idiom.
In a word,cultural difference between east and west is obvious.Of course,with the world being smaller and smaller,the world’s culture is getting closer and closer now.So,there are fewer and fewer cultural shocks.And we should treat foreign culture with lenience when we promote our culture.In a word,we can use the excellent result of other countries to develop Chinese culture.