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There are many differences between China and Western cultures, from overall lifestyle to individual demeanor.无论生活方式还是言谈举止,中西方文化都存在诸多差异。
The comic artist Tiny Eyes, aka Siyu, is chronicling them in her ongoing series of sequential art that highlights some of the things that she, as someone born and raised in Beijing, has experienced when communicating with people in the United States, France, and England.漫画家Tiny Eyes(又名曹思予)是个土生土长的北京姑娘,她用连载漫画的形式记录了自己和美国、法国、英国的朋友们交流时的经历。
Through simple line drawings and a biting wit, she illustrates the impressions that the different cultures have of one another and their idiosyncrasies.寥寥几笔,又蕴含智慧,展现着不同文化的印象和特质。
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Common winter look (in Paris):
巴黎冬日街拍:
Scarf twice as big as the head
两个头大的厚围巾
Super thin tights
超级瘦的紧身裤
Common winter look (in Beijing):
北京冬日街拍:
Super puffy down coat
发福版羽绒服
Extra thick long johns
超级厚的秋裤/打底裤
2
French high school students
法国高中生合影
Chinese high school students
中国高中生合影
3
Beauty product ads in China:
中国美容产品广告:
Immediate Whitening Effect
白白白!立马见效!
Beauty product ads in the West:
西方美容产品广告:
Beautiful Tan Today
古铜色!小麦色!今天就拥有!
4
American: I love you, mom.
美国人:麻麻我爱你!
Chinese: Look after your health mom.
中国人:麻麻你要照顾好自己。
Remember to put on more clothes, it's getting cold.
天冷了。记得多穿点衣服。
I bought you a pair of wool gloves...
我给你买了副羊毛手套……
5
中国妈妈:
- Mom, I've got my exam results back!
妈,我考试成绩出来啦!
- Looks like someone has got good news!
看来考得不错呀!
- Ta dah! (99/100)
看喽~100分考了99呢!
- Where did you lose that one point?
那一分扣哪了?
6
French cutlery
法餐餐具:
Forks for main dish, salad, and snail;
主餐、沙拉、蜗牛用餐叉;
knives for main dish, fish, and butter;
主餐、鱼类、黄油用餐刀;
and cutlery for dessert.
甜点餐具等
Chinese cutlery
中餐餐具:
Only chopsticks.
一双筷子就够。
7
American: Just do it!
美国人:行动起来!
Chinese: Think twice.
中国人:三思而后行。
8
An American who shares his dorm room with another one
一个美国朋友住两人间宿舍
British: You have to share your dorm room with one person?
英国人:你宿舍居然还住一个人?
Chinese: You share your dorm room with only one person?
中国人:你宿舍居然只住两个人?
9
When you have a Chinese name
如果你有中文名,那么
Half: People who can't pronounce your name
一半的人不会念你的名字
Almost half: People who try very hard and pronounce your name wrong
差不多另一半人非常努力尝试但最终还是会念错你的名字
Rest: People who ask if you have an English name
剩下的几个人会问你:是否有英文名
10
- Where are you from?
- China.
你是哪国人呀?
中国人
- So you speak Chinese?
- Yes.
那么你说中文咯?
当然
- That's incredible!
哇!太不可思议了!
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东方人总觉得
在送礼人面前开封礼物是一件不礼貌的事,
好似非常在意礼物价值的模样,
会让人观感不佳。
但西方人则认为
在大家面前拆开礼物是一种分享喜悦的方式,
也可以当场让送礼的人看到自己开心收礼的模样。
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关于对待他人的称赞
中国人即使表现优秀,
受到夸奖也要低调否认,
品格才会更显高尚。
但西方人的想法则不同,
认为被称赞时就必须有自信的大方接受,
对自己有信心才是正确的。
来源: tinychineseeyes, mymodernmet, boredpanda
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