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Text: Qi Zhihui
Edited by Qi Zhihui
There are many different countries in the world, and as a result, different cultures have been derived, resulting in different behaviors such as lifestyle habits.
But there are many things that are very common in China, and even everyone will do them, but this kind of behavior and habits are placed abroad, but they are shocked to make their jaws drop.
These few things make foreigners very incomprehensible.
First things first: eat animal offal
For Chinese "foodies", there are a lot of animal offal is undoubtedly a rare delicacy, coupled with the cuisine of professional chefs, many people can't stop wanting these delicacies of animal offal.
Therefore, it is very normal for Chinese to eat animal offal, but in the eyes of foreigners, it is simply unacceptable to eat animal offal.
Foreigners believe that animal offal is disgusting just by looking at it, and there is no way to eat it, let alone enjoy this gourmet food, and even say that animal offal is not only unpalatable, but also has no nutrients.
In fact, the result is just the opposite, animal offal is rich in protein and various vitamins, and the nutritional value is extremely high, and even the price of some animal offal has long surpassed the price of the animal's flesh.
This is enough to prove that the value of animal offal is extremely high, and another point can be proved, that is, carnivores in the wild, after they hunt the animal, the first step is to open the intestines and eat the offal first.
If carnivores can eat their own internal organs, they will not eat other parts of meat at all, and in the face of internal organs and meat, carnivores know to give preference to the former, and this is also the experience that these animals have evolved to this day.
After all, carnivores don't eat plants like herbivores, so eating animal offal becomes a necessary way for carnivores to supplement vitamins and other trace elements.
However, due to cultural differences, animal offal, which is regarded as a delicacy in China, is the object of no one dares to compliment in foreign countries, and it is precisely because of cultural differences that while foreigners question why Chinese eat animal offal, there are also Chinese who question why foreigners do not eat animal offal.
Therefore, many Chinese netizens believe that foreigners do not know how to cook animal offal, after all, if it is not handled well, there are many animal offal will have a fishy smell, especially the taste of pig intestines.
Therefore, some people think that foreigners do not eat animal offal because they will not be able to make it, and if they can make it very delicious, I believe that they will not refuse such a delicacy at all.
Of course, there is a big reason because of cultural differences, we just need to be ourselves, and we don't have to care whether others eat animal offal or not.
The second thing: take a shower at night
I believe that most families in China will choose to take a bath at night to relax their body and mind after a tiring day.
Taking a bath at night can not only wash away the exhaustion of the body, but also get a good night's sleep, and you don't have to care about the length of the bath time, you can wash it before coming out, but it is just a bathing habit, and foreign countries are very different from us.
Foreigners like to take a bath in the morning rather than in the evening, and foreigners think that taking a bath in the morning can have a better mental state to welcome the new day, and can take advantage of the state of fresh bathing to keep their image in the best state.
But just the difference in bath time can reflect the different cultural differences between countries, and the reason why Chinese do not choose to take a bath in the morning is because there is not enough time in the morning.
After all, not everyone has a 9-to-5 job, most people will run for life, and the morning time is particularly precious, and taking a shower is undoubtedly a waste of time.
If you care too much about the time when taking a bath, there will be a situation where the washing is not clean and it will end hastily, and another reason is that you will wash your hair when you take a bath, and girls' long hair will not be dried in a short time, so in order to save time, you generally do not choose to take a bath in the morning.
Moreover, after a tiring day during the day, the body will be full of stinky sweat, and if you go to sleep in such a state, it is easy to make the body have a viscous state of sweat, which will seriously lead to a poor sleep state.
Only by having a good sleep state can you have more energy to face the next day's sun, but foreigners don't think so.
Foreigners believe that the state after taking a bath is undoubtedly the best state of a person, and using this state and image to face others can increase one's status and image in one's heart.
It is precisely because of different cultures and different understandings that will cause differences in behavior, but this matter is not absolute, and some Chinese like to take a bath in the morning, and some foreigners like to take a bath at night, which all depends on personal habits.
But no matter what time you take a bath, it's all about keeping you in good shape, which is much better than not taking a shower for a long time.
The third thing: table manners
Chinese have maintained hospitality since ancient times, and when banqueting foreign friends, there will be a famous scene of rushing to pay, but this situation can be said to be almost non-existent abroad.
Because foreigners eat out and like to pay attention to the AA system, no matter how good their friends are, they will practice the AA system without a little enthusiasm, because they think that it is a shameful behavior to let others pay for themselves.
But in the eyes of enthusiastic Chinese, that is, a matter of a meal, because of the problem of face, they will not put forward the idea of AA system at all, but will rush to pay.
Foreigners think that rushing to pay the bill is an act of looking down on others, thinking that the other party can't even afford a meal, so they will help the other party pay, and even between boyfriends and girlfriends, the AA system must be carried out.
Foreigners don't understand why we rush to pay, but we also don't understand why foreigners practice the AA system, even if they are close friends or partners, they will not pay for each other's feelings in order to consider each other's feelings.
When foreigners propose to help others pay the bill, it is even more difficult for Chinese people to understand, after all, it is just a meal, how can it not be related to the other party's problem.
In addition to paying, there is also a huge difference in etiquette at the table, in terms of drinking alone, the Chinese pay attention to the principle of "full of wine and respect people", and when they see other people's wine glasses appear empty, they will "fill up" for each other.
The other party's wine glass appears in an "empty glass" state, indicating that the other party likes the glass of wine very much, and will drink it out, which will make others mistakenly think that "not enough to drink", so they will enthusiastically fill it for the other party.
However, at the foreign wine table, they think that the wine glass is in an "empty glass" state, which is the respect for the other party, proving that they have given enough to the other party and drank the wine, but they will not immediately "full" after drinking, but when to drink and when to full, which can also avoid waste.
Because of this small cultural difference, there have been many jokes, that is, people from two countries drink together, the same is to show respect, one desperately clinks glasses to drink, and the other desperately pours wine for each other.
One of them thinks that an empty cup is respectful, and the other thinks that pouring full is respect, and when both people find out about each other's abnormal behavior, they will mistakenly think that the other person is particularly able to drink, and not drinking or not pouring wine is a disrespectful behavior, and as a result, the two people get drunk without eating a few bites.
It can be seen how important it is to understand each other's culture, and no matter what, we should respect each other's culture.
The fourth thing: drink plenty of hot water
"Drink more hot water" can be said to be a phrase that everyone hears every day, especially in winter, because water is the source of life, and drinking more hot water can promote metabolism and bring a good body to people.
There are even many doctors who believe that "drink more hot water" is not a perfunctory sentence, but a word that cares about the other person very much, after all, drinking more hot water really has many benefits.
When a foreigner who has just come to live in China and goes to the doctor after getting sick, he often asks the other person to go home and "drink more hot water" because of the mild illness.
This can't help but make many foreigners wonder, after all, this is just ordinary hot water, why can even the disease be cured?
But after trying, drinking more hot water can indeed strengthen the body, which makes foreigners even more puzzled.
There are many foreigners who drink coffee drinks or ice water every day, and few people will drink more hot water, and they think that hot water is harmful to the throat and stomach, so they choose not to drink hot water.
Even in the morning, foreigners like to drink milk as a nourishment for the day, and the milk they drink is also iced, they think that hot milk does not have the nutritional value of room temperature, and heating will lead to nutrient loss.
But in China, no matter what you drink, it is best to drink it warm, of course, in the hot summer, there are still many people who choose and ice drinks, but such behavior is actually very stomach-hurting, and you must drink in moderation and ice.
However, cultural differences have caused differences in living habits between countries, but in any case, we should maintain respect, after all, everyone has their own way of life, rather than forcing others or others to force them to do things they don't like.
epilogue
Different cultures may surprise each other, but in the face of different cultures, we can't impose our own ideas on each other, maybe in the eyes of the other party, what you think is inappropriate is a very reasonable thing.
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