Notwoculturesarethesame.TheAmericanandIndiancultureshaveveryvastdifferencesbetweenthem.WhilethecultureofAmericaisamixtureofdifferentculturestheIndiancultureisuniqueandhasitsownvalues.Oneofthemajordiffer

　　Notwoculturesarethesame.TheAmericanandIndiancultureshaveveryvastdifferencesbetweenthem.WhilethecultureofAmericaisamixtureofdifferentculturestheIndiancultureisuniqueandhasitsownvalues.

　　OneofthemajordifferencesthatcanbeseenbetweenAmericanandIndiancultureisinfamilyrelations.WhiletheIndiansareverymuchfamilyorientedtheAmericansareindividualoriented.InIndianculturethefamilyvaluesaregivenmoreimportancethantheindividualvalues.Indiansrespectfamilyvalues.OntheotherhandinAmericanculturetheindividualvaluesgetmoreimportancethanthefamilyvalues.

　　InanothersenseitcanbesaidthattheAmericancultureismoregoalorientedandtheIndiancultureismorepeopleorfamilyoriented.Indiansmayevenforsaketheirindividualwishesandalsohappinessforthesakeoffamilies.ButinAmericanculturethistrendcannotbeseen.

　　UnliketheIndianstheAmericansplanthingsahead.TheAmericansbelieveincontrollingnatureandcontrollingtheworldaroundthem.OnthecontraryIndiansbelieveintheharmonywithnature.AnotherdifferencethatcanbeseenbetweenIndiancultureandAmericancultureisthattheIndianslovestabilitywhiletheAmericanslovemobility.

　　InAmericancultureonecanseethattheindividualsthinkofindependence.OntheotherhandIndiansaremoredependentonothers.WhilethechildrenintheUSarebroughtuptoliveanindependentlifethechildreninIndiaarenotbroughtupinthatway.InIndianculturethereisrespectfortheeldersanditistheywhomakedecisions.ButinAmericancultureeachindividualmakeshisowndecisions.

　　ComingtocompetitionIndiansaremorecompetitivethantheAmericans.ComingtoworknaturetheIndiansworkformeetingthefamilyneeds.OnthecontraryanAmericanwillonlystrivetoriseonhisowncapacity(能力).AnotherdifferencethatcanbeseenisthatAmericanshaveagreatregardfortimeanditsvalue.ButIndiansaredifferent.

　　21. FromParagraph2weknowthatcomparedtoAmericansIndians.

　　A. paymoreattentiontothemselves.

　　B. aremorecommittedto(担负责任)theirfamilies

　　C. attachlessimportancetotheirculture

　　D. don’tvaluesomanythingsintheirlife

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