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Ｃａｓｅ 1 Giｒl－ｎeｓs
As　a vｉsitｉng ｐrｏfessor　ｉn ａn American uniｖｅｒsiｔy, Zhang Hua waｓ inｖiｔed　to　giｖe a lecture　tｏ a　grouｐ　oｆ　Ameｒican stuｄeｎts． He talked aｂout ｕｎiversiｔy　students in Ｃhｉna. Duｒing the questioｎ－and-ansｗer pｅｒioｄ aftｅr the　ｌeｃｔｕｒe, onｅ　femalｅ student aｓked a　question ｔｈａt ｓurpriseｄ Zhanｇ　Hｕa． “Ｗhen you taｌkeｄ aｂout femａle students, you rｅfeｒrｅd tｏ ｔheｍ aｓ girlｓ． Why?”
“Bｅcause they arｅ ｇirls. Ｔhat’s ｗｈａｔ　thｅy　aｒe　calｌed,” Zｈａnｇ Hua　trieｄ to ａｎswｅr, but hｅ knew　he did　noｔ rｅalｌy ｕnderstａnd the inｔent　of　ｔhe questioｎ. “ I dｏn’t quiｔe undｅrstand your qｕｅstion, Ｉ’m　ａｆｒaid.”
“In　the Stａtes, we call ourseｌves ‘ women’ ｉf we’re ｏlｄ enouｇh ｔo　go to the universiｔy. Cａlliｎｇ ｕs　‘girls’ is inｓulｔｉng.”
Do　Cｈinese ｆｅmａle cｏｌleｇｅ studeｎts prefｅr to　bｅ　cａlｌed womeｎ?
Casｅ 2
Mａny ｙearｓ aｇo, a Chinese ｍan shｏwｅｄ a phｏto of hiｓ　wife　ｔｏ some　Ameｒicａn visiｔｏrs.　Out of courteｓy， tｈｅy all ｓaid,” Shｅ　ｉｓ verｙ　beauｔiｆul.”　Also　oｕｔ ｏｆ cｏurteｓｙ， the　man ｒepliｅd　with whａｔ ｈe would have dｏne in Chiｎesｅ undeｒ ｔｈe　cｉrcuｍｓtance,” Wｈeｒe！ Wheｒe!” Ｑuitｅ　tａｋen　aｂack, ｎｏbody　said anythｉng for a momｅｎt, uｎtil the most ingｅnｉouｓ onｅ aｍoｎｇ the visｉtors, taking anotｈeｒ ｌook at tｈe　photo, saｉd,　“Oh，　everｙwhｅｒe!”
Whaｔ did thｅ Chinese ｉntend to meａn by ｒeｐlｙing with　“ Ｗherｅ! Wherｅ!”?

Cａｓｅ 1　Ｇｉrl-ness
As a ｖｉsitｉnｇ ｐroｆessｏｒ　in　ａn Ameｒican unｉversity, Zhang Hua waｓ　invited to gｉve a ｌeｃtｕｒe tｏ a group oｆ Ａmerｉｃaｎ studenｔｓ.　He talked　about ｕniｖｅｒsity students in Ｃhiｎa. Duｒing the quｅｓtiｏｎ-and-ａnsｗeｒ peｒiod aftｅｒ　ｔhe　ｌecturｅ, one femalｅ sｔudeｎt asked a quesｔion　ｔhat suｒｐrｉｓｅｄ Zhaｎg Ｈua.　“When ｙｏu ｔａlked aｂout female ｓtudeｎts, yｏｕ ｒeｆｅrreｄ ｔo them as girls. Why？”
“Beｃause thｅｙ are gｉrls. Ｔhａt’s what　ｔhｅｙ are　calｌed，” Zｈang Ｈｕa　tried ｔo ansｗer,　bｕt hｅ ｋnew he　did not ｒeally　ｕｎｄｅｒstand　tｈe　intent oｆ the question．　“ I　ｄon’t quitｅ undeｒstand　your question, I’m afraid.”
　“Iｎ　thｅ Ｓｔaｔes,　we caｌl ourｓelvｅs　‘ ｗomen’ iｆ　we’re old eｎouｇｈ to　ｇo to tｈｅ uｎｉversiｔy. Calｌｉng us ‘ｇirls’ is insｕlｔiｎｇ．”
Ｄo　Chiｎesｅ　feｍalｅ colleｇe studeｎts prefer tｏ ｂe callｅｄ womｅn?
Case 2
Mａny　years ago, ａ　Ｃhiｎese man　shoｗed a photo of his　wife to soｍe Ａmｅrican visｉｔoｒｓ. Out ｏf　courｔesy, thｅｙ aｌl　said,” She is　very　beａｕtiful.” Aｌｓo　out of couｒtesy, ｔhｅ man　rｅplｉed ｗｉth whaｔ he wｏulｄ haｖｅ　done　in Chinese undｅｒ ｔhｅ cｉrｃｕmsｔance,”　Wherｅ!　Whｅre!”　Quiｔe taｋen aｂack, ｎｏbｏdy sａｉd anｙthiｎｇ　for ａ moｍｅnt,　untiｌ　the mosｔ inｇenioｕｓ one amｏnｇ　the ｖisitｏrs， taｋing ａnｏｔｈer loｏk　ａt　thｅ photｏ， sａid, “Oｈ, ｅvｅrｙwｈere!”
Ｗｈaｔ　diｄ　tｈe Cｈiｎeｓe intend tｏ　mｅaｎ bｙ repｌying with　“　Wｈｅre! Where!”？

Casｅ ３ 　“I　Just Wantｅd ｔo Talk”.　
Wu　ｔong waｓ　a　graｄuａte　stuｄent　in ａ Ｃhineｓe ｕnivｅrsiｔy.　Liｋe ｍany studeｎts ｔheｓｅ ｄays，　he ｗaｓ ｖｅry　keｅn ｏn ｌearnｉｎｇ　Ｅngｌiｓh. He woｕlｄ tａlｋ　with　Enｇlish spｅakｅｒs as often ａs he cｏuｌd．
One daｙ， hｅ　sａw a neｗ foreｉgner ｏn campus, Ｌeonａrd Raｍsay,　and oveｒhｅard hiｍ　ｓpｅaking　English. When Ｍr. Ramsａy fｉnｉsheｄ sｐｅaking　wｉth　the othｅr person, he tｕrned ｔo go, but Ｗu Tong　stopped him.　He wｅnｔ uｐ and saｉd,　“　Yoｕ speak Ｅnｇlish， is ｔhａｔ right？”
“Ｙes， why?”
“I’ｄ　likｅ ｔo pracｔiｓｅ ｍy Ｅngｌish with　ｙou, ｉf ｙｏｕ don’t mｉｎd．”
Ｍｒ. Ramsay loｏked a littｌe annoyeｄ．　“　I pｒefｅr not to, if you don’t ｍind.”
Ｃａse　4 Ａn Unｗanｔｅｄ Food Service
Ｄuring a lｕｎｃh buffet　aｔ　ａ conferenｃe in　China,　Wu Fa, tｈe　iｎｔeｒpreter　of the cｏｎｆereｎce, ｓａｔ　ｗith　four　foreｉｇn paｒticipants． They　wｅrｅ havｉng a　good ｔｉｍe ｔalking. Ｗheｎ Ｗu Fa stood up ｆor　morｅ　fｏod,　she asked ｗｈetheｒ sｈe ｃould　bｒing anｙｔhｉng bacｋ for　tｈem．
Everyone thanked her and　said　“no”. A ｗhile laｔer, Ｗu Fa　ｃame ｂａｃｋ witｈ　a platｅ fuｌｌ　of food， and　aｓked ｗheｔher　the otｈeｒs would lｉke to ｈａｖe soｍｅｔｈｉnｇ ｆrom heｒ　pｌａｔe．
Ａｇain,　ｔhe　fｏｕr othｅrｓ saiｄ , “No”.
“　Oh, pleasｅ ｔake somｅｔhing, Ｉ ｃaｎ’t eat ｔhｉs much food myｓelf.”
Thｅ fｏreｉｇnｅｒｓ shｒugged and ｏne oｒ　ｔｗo of tｈｅｍ even fｒowned　a　lｉttle.
Cａｓe　5 Ｓiｍｐｌe Cａｎ Ｂe Ｓpecial
Ｗen Hong　had an Ameｒican ｐrofesｓoｒ in hｅr ｅcｏｎomics claｓs ｉn China. She ｈaｄ givｅｎ thｅ pｒｏfｅsｓor a lｏt oｆ help　dｕring the　courｓe．　At the enｄ of ｔhｅ semeｓter,ｔhｅ pｒoｆessｏr ａnｄ ｈis wife invｉted heｒ　to theiｒ homｅ foｒ dｉnneｒ. Thｅｙ saｉd tｈｅy　were going to　ｃook　heｒ an Ameｒican meal.
Wｅn Hong fｅlｔ vｅrｙ fｌatｔered and ｅxcitｅd,since McDonald，ＫFC aｎd Pizza Hｕt　ｈａd been heｒ only　exｐoｓｕrｅ　tｏ Wｅstern　ｃoｏｋｉng．
　 Theｙ had saｌaｄ tｏ start with，then　steaｋ with pｏtatoes，folｌoweｄ　by ice cream． Weｎ Hong ｈａd　ｅxpｅcｔed moｒｅ　cｏｕｒsｅs but ｔhe meal camｅ to　aｎ　end.　Ｓhe kneｗ tｈｅ ｐrｏfｅsｓor ａnｄ his wｉｆe ｗｅrｅ being kiｎｄ　tｏ hｅr，bｕt soｍehow　ｓhｅ ｗas ａ lｉｔtlｅ ｄiｓaｐpoiｎtｅd． She wondｅreｄ ｗｈeｔｈer Ａmeｒiｃaｎｓ do eａｔ like tｈat at home.
Caｓｅ 6 Ｃhiｎese Ｃoｆｆeｅ Customs
Wｈile　ｓtudyinｇ in tｈｅ Unitｅｄ Ｓtateｓ,　Ｌin Jｕn　made a feｗ Ameｒiｃａn friｅｎds.　Ｏne ｄaｙ hｅ　inｖiｔed　ｔwｏ of tｈem to ｈｉｓ　apaｒtmeｎt aｎd cookｅd ｔｈeｍ a ｍeａl. Ｗhｅn his　frienｄs ｓaid tｈeｙ would like soｍe coffeｅ, ｈe staｒｔｅｄ　ｂoiling　somｅ water. Withｏut　askiｎg ｔheｍ any quｅｓtｉｏns, hｅ　mａｄe　three cｕps oｆ 3-ｉn－1　coffee,　the ｗay he ｕsually　toｏk　iｔ.
Botｈ fｒieｎds tａsted the ｃｏffee ａnｄ　froｗnｅｄ． One ｓaid　she aｌwayｓ took coffｅｅ blaｃｋ，ｔhe ｏｔｈer sａid hｅ prｅferred　to　hａve lｅｓｓ ｓuｇar in his　cｏffｅe．　They alｓo tolｄ　ｈｉm　tｈaｔ　tｈe spoon ｉs　foｒ sｔiｒrｉｎg the cofｆee,not　tｏ driｎｋ　from ｌike he did. Ｌｉn Jun waｓ embaｒｒasｓed.　He　ｈad　ｔhougｈｔ that eｖeｒyone drank cofｆee thｅ sａｍe wａy as he　dｉd.
Casｅ 7 Noiｓｅ ｆrom Ｎｏoｄles
Jane and Ｐeｔeｒ　ｗere Ｃhen　Donｇ’s landｌord aｎｄ landｌadｙ ｗhen　ｈe ｗas in　tｈe Staｔeｓ. Thｅy hａd become gooｄ friends　by thｅ end ｏf his one－ｙeａr staｙ. Ｔhey　ｋｅｐt ｉｎ　touch　wｉｔh eａch　ｏｔhｅr aｆter　Chen Ｄong reｔｕrned　to Cｈｉｎa. Ｊane aｎｄ Peter deｃｉｄｅd to visit Chｉna sooｎ aｆter Chen　Doｎｇ left the Stａtes.
Theｙ mａdｅ a ｓpeciaｌ stｏｐ in Guａngzhou whｅrｅ Cheｎ Dong lives.　Chen　Donｇ　hａd prｏmｉsｅd to shoｗ　thｅm arｏuｎd the ｃity　and leｔ ｔhem tｒy　ｓoｍe auｔｈentiｃ　Canｔｏnｅse foｏd． One ｔhing,in　paｒticulaｒ，ｈe wａnted ｔhem tｏ try waｓ　noｏdlｅs． Ｈe　ｋnｅw severaｌ reｓtaurａｎts　ｔｈat serｖed　good　nｏodles and took ｔhe couple tｏ one oｆ　theｍ　foｒ ｌunch one　daｙ.
Noｏdles ｔypicaｌly ｃoｍe　in sｏup ｉｎ Cantoｎeｓe cookinｇ．　Cｈen Donｇ 　starｔed eatiｎg ｔhe noｏdles　wiｔh chopsticｋs，ｗhilｅ Ｊane and Peter ｅxｃhａnged ａ looｋ at thｅ noｉｓｅ　thａt　camｅ ｗith ｈis eaｔing.　Aｆｔｅr　ａ ｌitｔlｅ hｅｓｉｔａtｉon，they asked for　fｏrks. A wａiｔress told them　that theｙ did not haｖe fｏrks，ａｎd Chen Ｄｏng explained that noodle ｒesｔauｒanｔs　do not　ｕｓuaｌly keeｐ　ｆoｒks ｂeｃaｕsｅ no oｎe wｏuld ｔhｉnｋ　of　using fｏrｋｓ for ｎoodles.
　 In the ｎexｔ hａlf an hｏur,Jane aｎd Petｅr had a　hard ｔｉme ｔryｉｎg to　ｒoｌl the loｎｇ noｏｄlｅs ｏnto　tｈｅir cｈopsｔｉckｓ. Ｃhｅｎ　Doｎg saiｄ,“tｈaｔ’s not ｔｈe ｗay we　ｅaｔ　ｎooｄles.　Yoｕ　put tｈe ｎoｏｄles　dｉrectlｙ ｔｏ ｙoｕｒ mouth wｉｔｈ ｙour choｐｓticｋs．” 　
“But　tｈａｔ’s not the way　we　eaｔ　nooｄles,” Jaｎe aｎｄ　Peteｒ　ｓaid, fｒowniｎg.
Case 8 Ｄｉnner ｉn ａ Cｈiｎeｓe Ｈomｅ
Beｓides ｔakinｇ　Petｅr ａｎｄ　Ｊａne ｔｏ restaｕrａnｔs， Dong　Chen alsｏ inｖitｅd　them to　his home　for ｄiｎner once. Dｏng　Cｈｅｎ ‘s mｏther ｉs　a niｃe wｉfe,　ａnd ｍade　eigｈｔ coursｅs foｒ fｏｕr ｏf tｈem.
“I'm　sorry theｒｅ iｓｎ’t　mｕch　for diｎneｒ, she ｓaid.”
“Goｄ thｉs ｉs much morｅ thａｎ　enougｈ ｆｏｏd,” Jaｎe said. Ｐetｅr ｗaｓ tｏo　ｏverwｈeｌmｅｄ to　even　reｓpond tｏ Donｇ Ｃhen‘ mothｅr
Dong Cheｎ was a　ｌittｌe ｅmbaｒｒassed.　“Tｈis ｉs wｈａt we ｕsually saｙ tｏ　gｕeｓts,eｖeｎ tｈoｕgh tｈere’ｓ　pｌｅｎty ｏf ｆood”　hｅ explａineｄ．
Ｗhａt bewilderｅd Ｊanｅ aｎｄ Ｐetｅr mｏst　waｓ ｔhat thougｈ Doｎg Chen’ｓ ｍoｔher keｐt sayinｇ that ｔhe ｆoｏd　wａs　not gooｄ,she　ｃoｎｓｔantly　sｅrved hｅlpｉngs　to Jane　and Ｐｅteｒ．Pｅteｒ　diｄ　noｔ　liｋｅ twｏ of tｈe ｃoursｅs vｅｒy　ｍuch，anｄ felt　bad that hiｓ　pｌate was fｕlｌ　wｉtｈ　whａｔever he ｗould　nｏｔ　be abｌe ｔo eat. At seeinｇ　Donｇ Chｅｎ＇s mｏtｈｅｒ’ｓ nexｔ moｖe tｏ　ｓeｒｖｅ him food，hｅ sａｉd in ａ bｅggｉng voice,“Plｅase don’t　give me　anｙ　moｒe ｆooｄ.Ｌｅt ｍe dｏ　it　mysｅlf.

Cａse 9A Not-soｃiａｂｌe Drｉnｋ
Maｒtiｎ was　seｎt　ｂy　an Aｍericａn cｏmpany to ｗoｒk iｎ a special　ecｏnｏmｉｃ ｄeｖelopmｅｎt zone ｉn Ｃhｉnａ for a　yeａr. Ｈe bｅcame very ｆrｉendly wiｔh a few Ｃｈinesｅ colleａgues.　Soon, he started　to　ｇｏ　oｕt　witｈ theｍ． He notｉcｅd ｔhaｔ Chｉnｅsｅ like ｔo　have　someｔhinｇ　, ｓuch as peａnuts, when ｔｈey have beer, instead　of just drinkｉng　ｂeｅｒ withｏuｔ aｎｙthing to ｅat aｓ many Norｔh Amerｉcａns do．
One day he was iｎvｉted ｔo a dinneｒ ｐarty ｔo cｅlebｒaｔe ａ　coｌleaｇue’ｓ　bｉrthday. Tｈey oｒｄered alｃoholiｃ　beveragｅs ａnd　toastｅd the ｇuest　ｏf hｏnｏr fｒｅqｕeｎｔlｙ.　Soon Marｔin realiｚeｄ thａt thｅ ｐlａｎ　wａｓ　to　geｔ ｔｈｅiｒ fｒienｄ druｎk.　Eａｃh　coｌｌeague woulｄ oｆfｅr a toａsｔ,　concｌuding ｗith ａ　cｈeｅry　“　ｇａn ｂeｉ!”　ａnd ｔrieｄ tｏ　get Martin to join in， even thｏugh ｈe wａs uｎｗilｌinｇ to do it. Ｍａｒtin didn’t　think it ａ gooｄ idｅa, aｎｄ　triｅd ｔo ｔａlk tｈem out ｏf　the　game． Ｈｏweｖer,　ｈe ｗas accuｓed　of　noｔ beiｎｇ ａ　goｏd frｉend fｏｒ not　ｃo-operating.
Mａｒtin remained aｎ　ouｔsｉder durinｇ thｅ rｅｓt of ｔhe　dｉnner．　He waｓ　gｅttｉng increasiｎgｌy wｏrried　as　ｈe waｔchｅd　ｔｈe poｏｒ guest　bｅｃoｍe increasiｎｇly　inebｒiaｔed.

Cａｓe 10 A　Misunderｓtanding at a Dｉnner Table
Rogｅr　was a stｕdent mａjoriｎg in Ｅast Asia Studies　iｎ an Ameｒｉcan uniｖｅrsity. Hｅ started aｎ e-maｉl ｃoｒｒespondenｃe ｗｉtｈ Zhang　Li, a sｏciolｏｇy major in Chiｎa,　who waｓ inｔroｄuced to hiｍ through a　mutual　frienｄ.
Ｕpｏn ｇraduａｔioｎ, Ｒｏger ｇot a big gift from hｉs　ｇranｄｆather.　Ｇranｄｐa would　ｐａy ｆor a roｕnd－ｔrip tｉｃket to Cｈina. Hｅ ｔold Zhang Ｌi the good ｎｅwｓ, aｎd thｅ two dｅcided to ｍeeｔ.
Zhaｎg　Li dｅcidｅd　to gｉve　Ｒoｇeｒ　a vｅry ｓpeｃiａｌ ｗｅlcｏｍｅ: she and　tｈe thrｅe women stuｄｅｎts　in heｒ doｒmitory　ｗoulｄ ｃooｋ ｈｉｍ aｎ　ａuthｅnｔic Chｉnｅse　meal, ａs Rｏｇer had ｔold　hｅr ｔhａt　he loved　Chiｎesｅ ｆooｄ．
Howevｅr， ｗhen Roger　was　prｅｓeｎｔed　ｔhe dｉnner,　hｅ ｗas　almoｓｔ　teｒriｆied by　soｍｅ　ｏf the ｆoｏｄ：　pork stomacｈ ｓoup, ｐig ｌｉｖeｒ with　gｉnｇｅr aｎd　ｓpriｎg ｏnion， ｃｈiｃｋen wｉth mｕshroｏms in　ｗhｉcｈ ｔhe chickｅｎ　had ｂeen　ｃut　ｔｏ　piｅces　with boneｓ ａttａｃheｄ tｏ the　meaｌ.
Fｏrtｕnately ， tｈeｒe weｒe ｃｏurses ｌike　ｔofu,　stiｒred frieｄ ｂｅef, stｅamed　fish and veｇetａbｌes　tｈａｔ Roger lｏvｅd.　Ｈe tried to sｔｉck tｏ　tｈem ｂｕt Zhanｇ Li　kept ｐｕttiｎg ｆoｏｄ ｈe ｄiｄ　not likｅ oｎ his pｌate．　When she askeｄ how　ｈe　liked the lｉver, Rogｅr said,　“ It’ｓ　very unuｓｕaｌ…and　ｉntｅresｔiｎg. “ This　ｓeｅmed tｏ maｋe Ｚhang Ｌi hａppy. Ａｎd she　gave　ｈiｍ ｍore ｌｉveｒ.　Ｒｏｇｅｒ　triｅd ｔo ｓtoｐ ｈer， ｂuｔ she woulｄ not be ｓtoｐpｅd. Rogeｒ was sｏ ｆrustrａted ｔhat he ｔｏld heｒ tｈaｔ he dｉd　noｔ ｒealｌy likｅ it tｈａｔ　ｍucｈ. “ But ｙou saｉd iｔ was uｎusｕal and inｔeresｔing!”Ｚhａng Li saｉｄ.　“ Wｅlｌ, tｈey ｂｏth meａn sｏmethinｇ　lｅｓｓ ｔhan pｏsitive,”　Ｒｏgeｒ said carefully, ｔrying　not tｏ　hｕｒｔ theiｒ ｆeelingｓ.
Zhaｎg Li　and ｈer　frｉendｓ　bｅcａme cｏnceｒnｅd at ｔhis．”“So yｏu　don’t　like tｈｅ food?” I’m　not used tｏ eaｔiｎg　lｉvｅr， thaｔ’s ａll. Ｂｕt I dｏ ｌike ｔhe cｈickｅn， thｅ bｅｅf, ｔhｅ tｏfu， and ｔhe vegetableｓ.　I haｖe hａd more tｈan enough to eat. Ｉ never　make thｉｓ　much food at hｏme,” Roger was　eａger to lｅt them kｎoｗ hｏw　muｃｈ hｅ　apｐrecｉaｔed　thｅｉr eｆｆort. “Trust　me, I’m　enjoｙing tｈｅ　ｆooｄ．　I know what I likｅ．”
Having saiｄ tｈat, he fｏｕｎd a piece of　chickｅn thａt　ｗas less　bony， hｅld ｉt in　ｈis　ｈａｎd to eat　it,　ａnd then lickeｄ his　fingers. Ｚhａng Li aｎｄ her ｆriends lookｅｄ at each oｔhｅr in ｓhock．
Ｉt waｓ nｏt　a peｒｆect firｓt mｅｅting ｆor　either Ｚhanｇ Ｌi　or Rogeｒ.

Cａｓe 11 Over-dresｓed　Tourists
　Aｓ a vaｎ ｓtoｐped　ｉn fｒont　of Niａgara Fａllｓ, a grｏuｐ oｆ　Ｃｈinese oｆficiaｌｓ streａmed ouｔ. Tｈey werｅ dｒessed in　ｓｕｉts and ｔieｓ, wearing　ｌeａthｅr shoes.　Ｍany　ｏf the ｍｅｎ aｌso had lefｔ the mａｎufacｔｕrｅ’ｓ ｔag ｏn thｅ　sｌeeｖe of　their suit　ｊacｋet．　Ａｓ ｔheｙ wandeｒｅd aｒound　Niaｇａra Faｌls, ｓome of them staｒtｅd to ｓmoｋe． Ｔheｉr atｔｉre ｄreｗ the ｓｔarｅs of Ｎortｈ Amｅriｃaｎ toｕｒｉｓts, some oｆ whｏm ｑｕietlｙ laughed ｗitｈ their　fｒieｎｄs aｎｄ poｉnｔeｄ at thｅ Chiｎｅｓｅ visitors. Otherｓ　frowneｄ ａｔ　seｅing the smｏkinｇ　and shooｋ theｉr　hｅａｄs in disaｐｐrovaｌ.
Caｓe 12 Tie Culture
Jane wａｓ a ｔoｕriｓt aｎd ｓpenｔ sｏme time stayiｎg　witｈ ａ Ｃhinｅsｅ　ｆrieｎd　ａt her　home. They wａtcheｄ　a　chilｄreｎ’s porgrａm　wｈile ｈaving bｒeaｋfast ｏne ｍornｉｎg. A yｏｕng　mａn, the host　of thｅ program,　gave instructions oｆ ａ gamｅ to a　few childrｅｎ,　ａnd theｎ ｊｏiｎｅd tｈeｍ　rｕｎning in a　ｃircle.
“My,　he’s ｗearing a　tie and　running cｒazy wiｔh the chiｌdren！” Jane exｃｌaiｍed.
The Cｈinese　fｒｉend shｒuｇgeｄ，”Is ｔｈis　very unusual？”

Cａｓe １３ An Ameｒicaｎ in Cｈina
　 Pｒofeｓsor　Sｍｉtｈ and his assistant，Chen Ｍｉng，were doing　fｉｅldwoｒｋ in　a smａlｌ　ｃity in　China. Ｉt was hot anｄ ｈumiｄ, ａｎd　both ｗｅｒｅ caｓualｌｙ dｒeｓsed．　One ｅvening aｓ theｙ wｅre ｌeavｉng ｆor ｄｉｎneｒ,ａ local aｄｍinisｔrａtor　toｌｄ tｈeｍ ｔhａt the maｙｏｒ of thｅ　ｃｉty, whｏ was ｉntｅreｓted in　ｔhe type ｏf reseaｒch thｅｙ wｅre　dｏiｎg， woｕld like to say helｌo to Pｒoｆｅssoｒ Smiｔh. As　luck wouｌd hａve　iｔ,tｈe Maｙor　waｓ dｉnｉnｇ in tｈｅ same rｅsｔaurａnｔ as Smｉth　anｄ Chen　Ming.
Professor Smith ｓaｉｄ he had to go bａcｋ to　ｈｉｓ ｒoom tｏ ｃhａngｅ．
“Yｏu　looｋ fine,Come on,the ｍaｙor　is waｉｔing，”the　admｉnistrａtｏr　sａid.
“Ｎｏ， I　cａn’t meet ｔhe　mayoｒ ｉｎ　my　shoｒts”
Case　14 Ｔhe Geｎerosｉtｙ　ｏｆ a　Cｈiｎese Ｓtudｅnt
Matt　waｓ ｉnvited tｏ a Chinese univerｓiｔｙ to　givｅ　a ｆew ｌeｃturｅs. Duriｎｇ his sｈort ｓtaｙ there,　a graｄuate stuｄｅnt voluｎｔeｅred to show hiｍ　around the　ciｔy． Ｍaｔｔ ａccｅpted　the offeｒ graｔefullｙ.　Iｔ waｓ summｅr aｎd　soon boｔh Matｔ ａnｄ　the gｒadｕatｅ studeｎt began to gｅt quitｅ ｈｏt. Ｗhile Ｍatt tooｋ sｏme　piｃtｕres,　ｔｈe ｇraｄuaｔe studｅnｔ went to buy　ｓome drｉｎks.
“Tｈａｎk you． How much do I ｏwe you?” Ｍａtt asked.
“Ｎothｉng．” Ｔhｅ studeｎｔ ｓmiled.
　“ Ａre ｙou sure?”
　“Ｙes.”
　 Ａt　lｕnｃｈtｉme,　Mａtt ｓugｇestｅｄ they haｖe a　qｕiｃk ｍeａl. Ｔｈeｙ stｏpｐed　bｙ a MｃDonald. Ａｇaｉｎ, ｔhｅ　graduate stuｄent tｒｉｅd　tｏ　pay fｏr Mａｔt．
　 　“No, thｉs　is my ｔrｅａt. Yｏu’ｒｅ　ａ sｔudeｎt, I’m a ｐrofeｓｓor. You’ve giｖeｎ me thｅ　time　to ｓｈow me　ａrｏund.　You alｒeaｄy paid　ｆoｒ my ｄriｎk. Ｉ can’t ｌet you pay ｆoｒ my lunch again．”

Caｓe　15　A Ｇift　ｆroｍ ａ Cｈinｅse Ｓｔｕｄｅｎt
Xie　Dong did hiｓ graduate ｓtｕdy　ｉn an American　univｅrｓity. He came　back to Cｈina for sｕmｍeｒ vacaｔiｏn.　Wｈｅn　he went ｂaｃk ｔo his progｒam,　he paid hiｓ supｅrｖisor a visit ａｎｄ ｐreseｎted hiｍ a　giｆt.
The profｅsｓor openeｄ the gift. It waｓ a ｇinsｅng with its　manｙ tiny ｒｏｏtｓ spｒｅading ｏut in a ｖery artｉstic　patteｒｎ.　Ｉt clearly was ａｎ eｘpenｓive　gｉｆt．
　　 Tｈe　ｐroｆｅｓsoｒ’ｓ ｅyes shone at　the ginseng, but he　then begaｎ to feｅl　uneaｓy． “Xｉe Dｏng, I　appreｃｉate yｏuｒ ｋinｄｎess，　but I ｃan’t tａke this as　a gift．”
　“ Wｈｙ？ Don’t ｙoｕ like ｉt？” Iｔ wａs Xie Dｏng’s　ｔuｒn tｏ be　unｅasy noｗ.
“ Oｈ, ｓuｒe,　I lｏve　ｉｔ. But　I ｃan’t　aｃcｅpt ｉt.”
“Why?”
“ Ｂecause I didn’t　do ａnythiｎg to ｄeｓervｅ ｓｕch a giｆｔ.”
Ｃase １6 Ｔｅleｐhone Ｃｏｕrtesy
Kathｙ anｄ Ｄａvid， ａ cｏuplｅ ｆrom the　US, signｅd　ａ one-ｙear　contｒａct tｏ wｏｒｋ　ｉn Chiｎa.　Boｔｈ ｗｅｒe　eｘｔroveｒｔｅｄ and sooｎ madｅ some Chinｅse fｒiｅnds.
　 Before long，　people　sｔartｅd　cａllｉng them at hoｍe． Daｖid　wａｓ　ｓomeｔiｍｅｓ ａway on busiｎess trips for a　few　days,　ａnd if　soｍｅone　lookeｄ for hiｍ, Kathy ofｔｅn woｕld finｄ tｈe cｏｎverｓaｔｉoｎ ａwkward.
“ Ｗherｅ dｉd he go?” The caller typiｃally woulｄ ａｓｋ.
“Can Ｉ pａｓｓ　oｎ any ｍｅssage？” Kathｙ ａsked poｌitely, tｒyinｇ to avoid the　ｑuestion.
“Is he ｏut　of town?” Ｔｈe　cａlｌｅr was usually　vｅry peｒsiｓtent.
“Yes, can I help you　ｉn　any way？”　Kａthy triｅd to bｅ pｏｌｉtｅ，　ｂut she couｌd nｏｔ ｈelp feelｉng　uncomfoｒtａｂｌe.
Ｃase 17 “Not So Close, Please”
He Ｊia had ｌiｖed iｎ the Unｉted Ｓtateｓ fｏr 7 yeaｒs ｂefｏre she ｃame　bａck ｔo wｏrk　in China. She founｄ ｔhat she haｄ beｃｏme aｃcusｔomｅd to social　hａｂits ｉn Nｏrth Aｍｅrica aｎｄ　that sｏmｅ　Ｃhinese　bｅhaviｏｕrｓ　ｎｏｗ caused　ｈeｒ some discomfoｒt.　Foｒ example， oｎe day