TheculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanTheculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanGreetingandPartingInAmerican,peopleoftenemploythefollowingexpressionstogreeteachother“Goodmorning/evening/afternoon.“Fineday,isn’tit?”Howiseverythinggoing?”,etc.InChina,Whenpeoplemeetacquaintancesorfriends,wealwayssay,“Haveyoueatenyet?”Whatareyougoingtodo?”InChina,whenpeoplemeet,InordertoexpressfriendlytheywillshakehandswitheachotherInAmerican,embraceinsteadofshakinghandsDiningtoolsAmericansuseforkandknife.ChineseusechopsticksluckynumberluckynumberchineseluckynumbermeansdeadUSAluckynumber;Godusesevendaystomadetheworld,andcreatedAdam.RemovedAdam‘sseventhribmadeEve.7meanssunday.UnluckynumberChinesepeopleliketodrinkteaAmericansliketodrinkcoffeeIncontrast,Americansalwayslineup,nomatterinabigbankorasmallgrocerystore.Andtheytakeitforgranted.Lininguphaslongsincebecomepartoftheirlifethattheyscarcelydoubtitorgrowimpatientwhiledoingit.IfyouareinChina,itisnotraretoseethatacrowdofpeoplethronginthesupermarket,tryingtogetservicefirst.PeopleinChinadolineup,thescholarsaidinahumoroustone,buttheyprefertolineupatahorizontalway.