《跨文化交际学概论》第七章社会交往五、宴请招待p132CaseOne:SettingRulesforaGuest–AmericanHospitality案例:WhenZhangTaotraveledinAmerica,helivedinthehomeofhisAmericanfriend,Bill
Onceafterhehadtraveledback,hefoundBillwasinabadmood
Whenheaskedwhattheproblemwas,BilltoldZhangTaothathissonAdamgotfuriousaboutthenoiseZhangmadewhenwalkingupstairsandalsobecausehewasusingtoomuchwaterinthesolarpoweredshowerandAdamhadtohavehisshowerincoldwater
BilltoldZhangTaothatheshouldwalkmoresoftlyinfuture,andhaveafastshowertosavewater
ZhangTaofeltuneasy
Howcouldthehostsetsuchrulesforhisguest
Question:WhydidZhangTaofeeluneasy
分析:1)InChina,whenpeoplehostsomeone,theyputtheguestintheplaceofhonortoshowhospitality
Theytrytotakecareoftheguest,andtrytomaketheguestfeelcomfortableandatease
2)InAmerica,peopletendtogivetheguestgreatfreedomandtreatagues