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&anceof“Face”
&of“face”isroughlytraoodreputatioherearefourtypesof“face”:
◇Diu-mian-zi:itreferstotheexposureofoioopeople。
◇Gei-mian-zi:itdehegivihersbyshowi。
◇Liu-mian-zi:thisiswheoavoidmistakesandshowwisdomina。
◇Jiang-mian-zi:thisiswhenfacreasedthroughothers’endation。
Itisveryimportantforyounottolosefaceorcausethelossoffaceatalltimes。
◆ism
ismisasystemofbehaviorsahatemphasizethedutiesofpeopletowardsohebasisoftheirrelationship。Thebasiciplesarefoundeduponfivediffereionships:rulersas;husbandasahersandsisters;friendsandfriends。
ismputemphasisonobligatioy,loyalty,honor,filialpiety,respectfeay。Throughkeepingharmoionsasindividuals,societyitselfbeesstable。
◆Collectivismvs。Individualism
&heeseareacollectivesociety,whichhaveaneedfroupaffiliatioheirfamily,schteam,ortry。Iokeepasenseofharmony,theywillalwaysbehavewithdeandwillnotdoanythingtomakesomeoneelsefeelembarrassedinpublic。Theirownfeelingsarealwayslessimportantthanthegoodofthegroup。Thisisofteheuseofsileuredmeetings。Ifsomeoagreewithersonsays,ratherthanopposepublicly,theperso。Thisgivesfacetotheotherperson,ubliakebothpartiesloseface。
◆Non-verbaluni
Theon-verbalunispeaksvolumes。Siheeseseekharmonyandhaveaneedfroupaffiliation,theydependonfacialexpression,toneofvoidposturetotellthemwhatsomeonefeels。Frowningwhilesomeoneisspeakingisthoughttobeasignofdisagreement。Therefore,mostesejustdon’tshowaioisregardedill-maareintoanotherperson’seyes。Iionstheesetrytokeepawayfromeyetacttogivethemselvesprivacy。
■eseEtiquetteands
&iquette
&ingsareformalandalwaysgreettheoldestpersonfirst。
&withfnersishandshakes。
&ingsomeonemanyesewilllround。
◇Useanhonorifidthesuroaddressthepersoogeitintoafirst-heywilladviseyouwhiametouse。
◇Theesehaveaverygoodsenseofhumor。Theyarewillingtolaughatthemselvesiftheyhaveacloserelationshipwiththeotherpersoolaughatyourselfuheproperces。
◆GiftGivie
◇UsuallypeopleexgegiftsatewYear,weddings,birthsaly(bearketing),birthdays。
◇Theeselikefoodandanicefoodbasketwillbea。
◇Donotgivescissors,khergutensilsastheysignaltheendiionship。
◇Donotgiveclodkerchiefsorstrawsandalsastheyarerelatedwithfuneralsah。
◇Donotsendflowers,asmathesewithfunerals。
◇Donotresentsinwhite,blueorblackpaper。
◇Fourisanevilnumbersodonotsendfourofaheluumber,sogiviofsomethingbringslucktothereceiver。
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◇Giftsarenotopenedwhenreceived。
◇Giftsmaybedeedthreetimesbeforetheyareaccepted。
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