Unit 3 Understanding Each Other cultural differences: In many aspects ( 方面 )of our life, we often divide the world into two parts: the eastern one and the western one. We divide like this not only because of the geographical location differences, but also due to the cultural differences to a large extent. ( 在很大程度上 ) How do Chinese people greet each other in formal situations? Question In Thailand, people greet each other by putting their______ _____and ________slightlyhands together bowing In South America,people ______each other when they meet hug _______________, Arabs greet each other by touching_____In the Middle East their noses In the USA,people_____________when they meet each othershake hands In Holland ,people ____each other on one____and then the _____;if you are a close friend you will get_____kisses. kiss cheek other three ______,people_____to each other when they meet. bowIn Japan 5. How do people from different countries greet each other? (Fill in the form)nationalityway of greetingThailandSouth AmericaThe Middle EastThe USADutchJapanput one’s hands together/press one’s palms together and bow slightlyhug each othertouch noses shake hands firmlykiss on both cheeksbow to each other What about an Arab and a Japanese meeting for the first time? Do you know of any other ways of greeting that people around the world use? In English—speaking countries, there are some formal greetings, such as “How are you?” and “How have you been?”. There are also some informal ways of greeting. For instance( 例如 ), people often greet others that they know well with “Hi!”, “hello”, “Hi there”, or “What’s up?”. While in China, people tend to ( 倾向 )say , “Have you had your breakfast/lun...
