THECULTURALDIFFERENCEBETWEENWESTERNANDCHINA

　　TheculturaldifferencebetweenChinaandWesterncountrieshasbeentoocomplexaproblemtoexplaininsoshortanessay.However,Iwouldliketohaveadiscussionoveritinmyownwords.

　　Myopinionisthatmoreandmorecommonideasandvaluesarebeingsharedbyallnationswiththeprocessofglobalization,thesevaluesmayincludeliberty,safety,prosperity,equality,fraternityandsoon,eventhough,itisstillaquestiontowhatextenttheseideasareaccepted,orhowtheyarereevaluated,underapureorientalbackground.Idonotsuggestthatoneculturalsystemissuperior,orinferiorthantheother,buttheredoesexistsomethingthatdeeplyrootedwithinthemindofChinese,aswellasthatofAnglo-Saxonasawhole,eventheexperienceofimmigrationandinculturationcannotremoveitcompletely.OneinterestingpersonnelmayberelatedtothistopicisYaoMing,thegiantbasketballplayernowplayingonHoustonRockets,Inhisbiographyherecalleditwashowdifficultforhimtoyellinmatchesatthebeginning."Basketballshallnotbeplayedsilentlyhere"hiscoachsaid,"IunderstandthatitisveryimpoliteinChineseculturetoyell,butifyoudon't,Iwillyellatyou".