Cultural Differences between Canada and China – Traffic
By Suzanne Zhu, Dec 2012 Chinese people who come to Canada will first notice that there are more cars here than pedestrians. You see people in Starbucks, in the restaurants and in the cars...
Category: Cultural Differences
Cultural differences between Canada and China -Family name and given name
Family Name and given name By Suzanne Zhu, Oct 2010 In Canada, when you call people, in most occasions, you call them by their first names, whether they are your boss or a new...
Cultural differences between Canada and China -Yes and No
Yes and No answer By Suzanne Zhu, Dec 2010 You may find that Canadians communicate in a more straight-forward manner. They are much more direct. These cultural differences partly result from the language difference...
Cultural differences between Canada and China – “Please” and “Thank You”
“Please” and “Thank You” are some of the most common courtesies in English. However, generally speaking, You may find Chinese immigrants or individuals whose first language is Chinese not use such courtesies as often as those who’ve been...