中西方对时间的差异_中西方时间观念差异 英文

The concept of time

(时间观念)

①

In

china

，

words and phrases about time are very general. For

example

，

if

you

date

with

someone,

most

of

Chinese

used

to

answer: in the afternoon /at night/after a while and so on.

But

in

western

,

people

have

a

very

strong

concept

of

time.

If

you date with a

foreigner, they

will ask you the

Specific time,

such as: what time should we meet?

②

In

Chinese dating

, people would like to come in advance and

they think its represent respect and politeness.

Westerners

like

come

to

the

dating

place

on

time

or

a

few

minutes late, which can

give each other fully time to

prepare

and the enough private space. They think that arriving on time

shows

people

have

good

education.

Otherwise

he

will

be

regarded

as

unreliable

or

is

not

responsible

for

the

other

people.