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1、Case:InJulyofthisyear,theAmericanCNNannouncedthat,thepreservedeggisthemostlousyfood.ThatmadetheChinesepeopleveryangry,becausethepreservedeggisgoodfoodformostofChinesepeople.ThenChinesepeoplemadeasurveyanddeclaredthatcheeseisthemostlousyfood.Chinesepeoplecan'tacceptthatthepreservedeggisregarded
2、asthemostlousyfood,ontheotherhand,thecheeseisthefoodwhichisfavouredbymostofAmericanpeople.ButChinesepeoplethinkthatcheeseistooirritative.Bothsidecannotacceptthefoodtheyselected.Attheendofthiscase,theCNNreporterssaidsorrytoChinesepeople,buthesaidhewouldnoteatthepreservedegg.Analyses:Thisisatypi
3、calcasereflectsthatdifferentcultureinfluencesdifferentpeople,andwhentheyhavetocommunicate,theyhaveconflict.Asweallknow,differentfooddependsondifferentplace,differenthabits,differentclimate,andsomeotherfactors.Forwesternpeople,eatingisakindofrationalconcept,theyshouldgetenoughnutritionfromthefo
4、odtheyeateveryday.Theydon'tcarethetastetoomuch.FromLosAngelestoNewYork,thebeefsteakhasonlyonekindoftaste.ButforperceptualChinesepeople,eatingisnotonlyaprocesstogetnutrition,butalsoisakindofarttogetsatisfaction.Theywouldmakethefoodnotonlybeautiful,butalsoverydelicious.ForChinesepeople,maybethey
5、canacceptthetasteofthecheese,buttheycan'tlikeit,becausetheydon'tlikethiskindoffoodintheirdeepheart.Also,theycan'tacceptthatforeignpeoplesaidthepreservedeggisthemostlousyfood.Intheirmind,thepreservedegg,likeotherfoodstheylike,hasnutritionandbeautifulimagetogether.Forwesternpeople,thecheese,isal
6、sothiskindofgoodfoodforthem.So,thiscasehappenedintheircommunications.Thisconflictshowedthat,differentcountrieshavedifferentculture.Weshouldtrytoacceptthesedifferences,doourfavours.Bysusan
