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A: Hi, Wu, what's up?
B: I am reading, see it's a good book.
A: Well, I see. "历史深处的忧虑 林达著" what's the book about?
B: It's about the different culture and life view between Chinese and American.
A: Oh, cool, I know a lot about that difference.I have been working along with some American guys a long time.
B: So tell me how?
A: In China, if you get good benefit from your boss, you should not show you up, people will jealous. But in America, you should not worry about it, everybody will thumb up to you if you get good benefit by your hard work. It's more easy and open to deal with American, but it's so hard to deal with some Chinese guys.
B: Hmmm, I am agree with you, if you are working hard, you will be jealous in most times. They will talk about your in the back, and maybe doubt what you want. It's seldom happening in America or other Western country.
A: Well, as I know, when talk about what good manners are，people have different ideas in different countries . For example, in Britain or America it is not polite to ask people how much money they get in their jobs. People don't like talking about the cost of things around the home.
B: Yeah,also, it is not polite to ask people how old they are in America .and there is another interesting difference between China and foreign countries.In China, if someone says something good about you, it is polite to answer/No, not at all.In western, a person answers/Thank you! with a big smile. This may be bad manners in China, but good manners in western.