After more than three years of groping, I summed up the topic of chatting and farting with three axes and shared it with you.
When chatting with people in different cultures, the key is to find the same topic, attract the attention of the other side with the attitude of "curiosity" under the controllable "cultural conflict", and finally achieve the haha ending of "seeking common ground while reserving differences".
The following topics are from easy to difficult, from simple to deep:
(Note: Because it is a three-plank axe, it can only be used once for each American)
Topic 1 is basic: You can drink in the street in China, but even if you are found drunk after drinking a can of beer, the consequences will be serious
One of the most intuitive cultural shock between China and the United States, drinking in the street in most parts of the United States will be stopped by the police, but basically. Because social is inseparable from alcohol, it is best to cut into this topic.
- Topic 1: Although you can drink in the street in China, do you know what's serious? Taking drugs.
everyone has a B number in mind about the anti-drug efforts in the motherland, so you can say it harshly. In fact, it is very harsh to say that it is harsh. After all, carrying more than 5 is a head landing, regardless of nationality background. However, drug abuse is indeed a social problem in the United States, and the punishment for drug dealers is not serious.
- vocabulary 5, please enter the topic of "taking Drugs" in Chinese and "drug" in English, and discuss the problem of word meaning translation, and can extend various translation paragraphs (how much are dumplings, inside. . Inside. . At this time, America will think that you are interested
-social science lovers please enter the topic one, one, three, and discuss the punishment of drug trafficking and other crimes in the United States, and show socialist compassion condescendingly in combination with the social problem of full prisons and high crime rate in the United States. Generally speaking, Americans know their own social problems, which will not be difficult to accept, but they will think that you have insight
-for historical and cultural lovers, please enter the topic of one to four, introduce the history of China being killed by drugs in the Qing Dynasty, and further explain the degree of hatred of drugs in China culture from top to bottom. Americans usually think you are knowledgeable
(I definitely am: I want all of them)
Topic 2 Basic: Everyone is afraid of police cars when driving in the United States, but no one cares about police cars in China. On the contrary, there are few cameras on the roads in the United States, but road cameras are everywhere in China, and everyone is afraid.
The United States is a country on wheels. When discussing topics related to driving, almost no one will be ignorant. Police cars in the United States just pull-over (called pull-over) when people are unhappy. Generally, they will end up with penalty points and fines, and policemen with live ammunition pull people, which is a bit scary. So many Americans have Dodge charger/ Ford explorer PTSD. We all know about the situation in China, so I won't say much.
- American drivers have been pulled, please go to direction A.
This is easy to say. You need to have certain storytelling ability and describe the cause and effect. American will also share his pulled experience with you. Generally speaking, there are very few Americans who have not been pull, and at worst, there is a parking ticket. Sharing these experiences can make America feel that you are real
- Topic 2 B: There are not only many cameras on the roads in China, but also many cameras in crowded public facilities in the city < P > It's America's favorite human rights issue again. Face up to this objective fact, and tell them about all kinds of cameras you saw in China, how your life was monitored, how big brother looked at me, and all that was needed was to check my chicken size in the toilet. American is generally very useful at this time, thinking that the new york Times will not deceive me.
- Advanced 3 in B direction:
-The development of camera technology in China has extended to the explosion of technology application in China. For Americans who have the best science and technology but can't enjoy the best technology experience (Huawei mobile phones, etc.), they will once again show their socialist compassion. This direction may not be easy to use. Some Americans are ignorant and don't believe it, and they will think that you have an arrow
-the choice between privacy and security. Take another example of culture shock: downtown in the United States is the most dangerous, while downtown in China is very safe. This is the security bought by privacy, and it is also the high crime cost environment bought by collectivism's reduction of human rights. Criminal's human rights are also human rights, which will also be protected under the western system, but this will harm the interests of most law-abiding people. If your vocabulary and expressive ability can explain the above paragraph clearly, your label is already philosophical
- it continues to express the pioneering spirit of American culture, the admiration for the parchment with the spirit of equality of all beings written under the Big Bang in Philadelphia in 1776, the role of universal values such as the harmony of Yin and Yang and collectivism in China culture in the process of globalization, and the unusual attitude brought by don't give a fuck, a sensitive topic of political correctness in the Chinese context. Generally speaking, when it comes to this level, Americans will think you are drunk
(the above has reached the level of pretending, so it is not recommended to talk about it)
Topic 3 Basic: Food
This topic is generally the best to talk about. Who is not a snack yet? Moreover, it is easy to use the topic with different meals, and it is also the easiest to draw closer to form a conversation. But this topic needs some cultural and vocabulary reserves. Some of my topic reserves may not be suitable for everyone.
- American food:
The original meaning of p>Burger is beef patties, but many people don't know that sandwich is the hamburger that China people think
Sushi rolls are not Japanese food. It's also called California Roll
Analysis of the taste advantages and disadvantages of the West Coast Hamburger Shoulder In-N-out and the East Coast Hamburger Shoulder FiveGuys
Different treatment of American local fast food M Ji and K Ji in China
Discussion on the preference of how to cook the steak
Discussion on the taste of sliced cheese or shredded cheese
Taste list on p>Buffalo Wild Wings ( A variety of source) suggest learning about China/world food:
Chinese food in American buffets is not recognized by Trash China people
(in fact, Europeans like various parts of animals very much, including not limited to German pig's feet, Scottish sheep's stomach, French goose liver and blood duck, Dutch horse offal, Spanish bovine testis and Icelandic penguins, etc.)
p>PS：Ramsey has a program about cooking animal offal. You can go to see and make some knowledge reserves
China's dark dishes, such as bean curd (linked with blue cheese), preserved eggs, frozen chicken feet with bamboo shoots (yes) and other
dog meat (please pay attention to the expression! )
Develop a Chinese cooking primary school with the dishes on the table.