ThereisalargepercentageofAsianpeopleintheUS.They’rehardworkingrespectfulbutstrangesometimes.Ifyoudon’tunderstandthecultureyouwillgetsomeproblemswiththem.Asianpeoplearedifferentfromanyotherculturesifyou
ThereisalargepercentageofAsianpeopleintheUS.They’rehardworkingrespectfulbutstrangesometimes.Ifyoudon’tunderstandthecultureyouwillgetsomeproblemswiththem.Asianpeoplearedifferentfromanyotherculturesifyouthinkyouknowthemyoumightwanttothinkagain.
Howaretheydifferent?WhenitcomestomostAsianculturerespectiseverything.Youcandoanythingyouwantbutdon'tdisrespectanAsianman.Youwillgetsomerealconsequencesafterwardandespeciallyifheisyourboss.It’ssomethingcalled“facesaving”intheAsianculture.It’sridiculoussometimesbutit’stheirculture.Sometimestheirculturecancomeinbetweentheirrelationshipatwork.Asianpeoplemightexpectalotofrespectfromtheirco-workerswhentheirco-workersjustseethemasanequal.
AmericansareverydifferentfromAsianpeople.Ifyou’reAsianyoumightwanttounderstandtheAmericancultureandevenadapttotheircultureifyouworkwiththem.Itwillbeeasierforyousinceyou’reintheircountries.ImagineanAmericanworkinginChinaexpectingChineseco-workerstogetalongwithhimwhenhecriticizesthemstraightoutoneverysinglematterinfrontofeveryone.Ithinktheywilltakehimoutsideandtakecareofhim.Itjustdoesn’tworkthatwaywithAsianpeople.
Ifyou’reanAmericanbossgivingyourAsianemployeeareviewyouwillseethattheywillhaveaproblemwithyournegativeremarks.Theywillthinkthatyoudon’tlikethemdisrespectfulandwanttogetridofthem;wheninfactyou’rejustdoingyourjob.Ofcourseit’snotfairforyouasanAmericanbossbutjustexpectthatitcanbesomethingthatisonyourAsianemployee’smind.
32.TheAmericanscan’tgetalongwellwiththeAsiansprobablybecause______.
A.theirculturesaredifferent B.theydon’tlikeeachother
C.bothofthemaretooproud D.theyhavedifferentpoliticalviews
33.Theunderlinedphrase“facesaving”inParagraph2probablymeans_____.
A.savingsomemoneyforlateruse B.makingfacestopleaseyourboss
C.showingsomerespecttosomebody D.helpingsomebodyoutoftrouble
34.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanknowthatitisdifficult_________.
A.fortheA