Традиции, обычаи и праздники Китая (Traditions, Customs and Festivals of China). Сухомлинова С.И - 7 стр.

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8. Taking a gift is an important starting point of visiting a Chinese
home.
9. Bringing a gift is very important if you’re a student visiting your
teacher.
10. Visits to friends’ or acquaintances’ homes can be either short or
long.
11. Guests should not wait until the host sit down, before they choose
their seats.
12. Chinese hosts often pick out food for the guest and place it on
his/her plate.
Text 1. Expression of Opinions
In China when people express their opinions they take into
consideration the feelings and the “face” of the others; it is extremely
important to not be overly harsh in giving your point of view. Unlike
English speakers, the expression of opinions in China uses a
roundabout and almost ambiguous approach. For example, when the
dialogue comes to giving opinions, stress the positive aspect first,
then give criticism or negative feedback. This way you convey your
perspective without hurting others’ feelings.
The same applies when it comes to written expression. There are
subtleties and nuances between the lines that may be unfathomable to
the reader and require understanding of the full context. When asking
for an answer to a question, you’ll often hear or receive the reply
“let’s talk about it some other time” or “we’ll talk about it some
more”, this should be interpreted as “it’s too early to reply now”.
Sometimes an answer like this is a gentle refusal, or even words like
“not convenient” could be a polite way to convey “it is not possible”.
If you’re inviting someone to lunch and they say “no thanks, I’m
busy today”, that means “no, I can’t go”. Whereas if the reply is “let
me think about it”, it means they may or may not go. If repeated
asking still does not get you an answer, then you can definitely assure
a “no”.
Sometimes people will not say how they feel face to face, but ask
the message to be conveyed via friends or colleagues, if this is seen as
more conductive to future relations. There are also times when people
offer a range of alternatives in expressing opinion about an issue or a
person in order to facilitate consensus. 
8. Tak ing a gift is a n imp orta nt st art ing po int o f vis it ing a C hinese
ho me.
9. Bringing a gift is very imp orta nt if yo u’re a st ude nt vis it ing yo ur
teacher.
10. V isits to frie nds’ or acq ua inta nces’ ho mes ca n be e it her s hort or
lo ng.
11. G uests sho uld not wa it unt il t he host s it dow n, be fore t he y c hoose
the ir seats.
12. Chinese hosts o fte n p ick o ut food fo r t he guest a nd p lace it o n
his/ he r p late.

                       Text 1. Expressi on of Opi ni ons
       In China whe n peop le exp ress the ir op inio ns t he y take int o
cons ide rat io n t he fee lings a nd t he “ face” o f t he ot he rs; it is e xtre me l y
i mporta nt to not be o verly hars h in giving yo ur po int o f view. U nlike
Englis h speakers, t he e xp ressio n o f op inio ns in C hina uses a
ro undabo ut a nd a lmost a mb iguo us approac h. For e xa mp le, w he n t he
dia lo gue co mes to giving op inio n s, stress the pos it ive aspect first,
the n give crit ic is m or ne gat ive fee dback. This wa y yo u co nve y yo ur
perspect ive wit ho ut hurt ing ot he rs’ fee lings.
       The sa me ap p lies w he n it co mes to writte n e xp ressio n. There are
subt le t ies and nua nces betwee n t he lines t hat ma y be unfat ho mab le t o
the reader a nd req uire understa nd in g o f t he full co nte xt. Whe n askin g
for a n a nswer to a q uest io n, yo u’ll o fte n hear o r rece ive t he rep l y
“ let’s talk abo ut it so me ot he r t ime” or “ we’ll ta lk abo ut it so me
mo re”, t his sho uld be interpre ted as “ it’s too early to rep ly no w”.
So met i mes an a nswer like t his is a ge nt le re fusa l, o r e ve n w ords like
“ not conve nie nt” co uld be a polite way to co nve y “ it is no t possib le”.
       If yo u’re invit ing so meo ne to lunc h and t he y sa y “ no t ha nks, I’ m
bus y toda y”, t hat mea ns “ no, I can’ t go”. Whe reas if t he rep ly is “ let
me t hink abo ut it”, it mea ns t he y ma y or ma y not go. If repeated
asking st ill does not get yo u a n a nswer, the n yo u ca n de finite ly assure
a “ no”.
       So met i mes peop le w ill no t sa y how the y fee l face to face, but ask
the message to be co nve yed via frie nds or co llea gues, if t his is see n as
mo re co nd uct ive to fut ure re lat io ns. There are a lso t imes w he n peop le
o ffer a ra nge o f a lternat ives in e xp ressing op inio n abo ut a n issue or a
person in o rder to fac ilitate conse ns us.



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