看了有些評論,真覺得好笑。有的說,我都來了n年了,發現美國人都不守時雲雲。當然送貨、上門服務的通常都不守時,如果你也是幹這一行的,不守時也沒有什麽大不了的。如果你在公司上班,尤其是與客戶打交道的,你敢不守時,讓客戶等你?Give me a break.說得極端點,當你去interview時,你敢不守時?也別說,我原來的公司就遇到過,給一位要畢業的學生interview,他老人家遲到了20多分鍾,也不打電話說一下,HR問還要不要見,隻好不見了,因為下一個人已經來等著了。弄的我這個老中很沒麵子。
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回複蔡真妮的評論:
“牛糞”這個典故我常用"
Its not a good idea
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回複nanjingxue的評論:
agree,
American from different class, will not follow the same code, see this
你心裏有佛,看誰都是佛,你心裏裝的是牛糞,看什麽都是牛糞。-- so true in life ...
孤舟蓑笠翁50 發表評論於
真妮,
Excellent article for 留學美國 STUDENT – I wish I read something like this some 20+ years ago!!
Maybe you could add appreciativeness to 禮貌與粗俗section. Always appreciate other's work – focus on the POSITIVE! Always take other's advice as a reference – use your head, do not 囫圇吞棗, nothing is 100% applicable to YOU!
I like your article. You are so kind to write an informative article to those people who just came to US and those who have been here for a long time but still do not know abt 入鄉隨俗!!
mwan is right. I mean, if some of you claim to have been in the States for decades and still are oblivious to these social codes it's probably because you're assholes to begin with lol
真妮說得對不對,我隻舉一個我親身經曆的事情就一目了然了。我90年來美國在中西部一所大學讀MBA學位。該大學在一個小鎮上,民風淳樸。當時從美國打往中國的電話費用非常昂貴,整個學校都使用AT&T,每一分鍾打到中國差不多要4美元左右。學校為了照顧外國學生(請注意,不是中國學生),和AT&T簽了一個協議,就是電話不到一分鍾不收費,大概是考慮到一分鍾之內不一定能找到人或是分機占線之類的情況。聰明的人大概已經猜到了這個故事的結局:結果是有至少10個以上的中國留學生往國內打電話,不到一分鍾就掛斷然後再撥。他們以為這樣就不用繳任何費用了。正像真妮指出的,美國是一個誠信社會,如果把為你提供的方便拿來濫用,結果是shoot yourself on the foot. 學校當時發了一個名單,占小便宜的都是中國來的,沒有一個其他國家的留學生。最多的一個中國留學生需要賠給學校一萬多美元。Embarrassing, isn’t it?
寫的比較理想化, Everyone has An American inside. 一個正常人對事物的理解就是普通美國人對事物的理解. 這類文章比較適合放到新浪網上去讓普通老百姓瀏覽, 至於大家都出來這麽久了, 就發現美國的確是世界上最好的地方, 但也不過如此.
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美國人比較講究禮貌和公德心,幾乎見不到亂扔垃圾:在紐約的公路上看看吧
Have a look at Washington D.C.!!! the reflection in Lincon memoral, the Capital Hill, its sooooooooooooo dirty! all kinds of garbage!!!
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回複waitGC的評論:
I can't believe so many ppl here don't appreciate those social codes, especially those claim that they have been in the States longer than the author.
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回複還要注冊?的評論:
1. ”而美國人在聊天或吃飯時是不接聽電話的,他們認為在和別人麵對麵談話的中途拿出電話和另一個人寒暄是不禮貌的行為。”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
作者到底在美國住沒住過,正式場合也許不接,非正式場合,頂多說聲抱歉,不接太誇張了。
****Definitely no-no at formal greeting. If during a conversation, usually say sorry before picking up the phone. It is very rude to just leave the other people out.
美國人在進門時會習慣性地回頭看一眼是否有人跟在後麵,會為後麵的人把著門。
~~~~~~~~~~~~not everyone。
*****Most will
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同意, 作者根本就是剛到美國, 一無所知.
這種文章隻能回國騙人.
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Farmee, how long have you been in U.S. or ever been to?
I have been in U.S. for more than 10 years and worked at several companies for 8 years. What 真妮 said are very true and it is a very good summary. Those civilized ways might look superficial but it is better than the rudeness or coldness you frequently encounter in China...
Talking about 三六九等... you definitely don't want to be in the neighborhood with those who don't respect those protocols or codes.
I have been living in U.S. for more than 10 years and working in a big company for 10 years in a management team. I have to say that what she said IS truely considered as good rules to follow. Yes, there are bad and rude people in U.S. However, shouldn't Chinese students try to be a good citizen? There are manners that are considered very important by the society. There will always be violators but that doesn't mean that it's acceptable by the majority. There will also be exceptions; however, I think it's wise for Chinese students to follow what is considered polite and honest.