Chinese Culture: Chinese Vs. US

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I had finally landed in China and I already realized how different the Chinese culture was. First the tone of voice that the Chinese use is much more soft and calm compared to the United States. They speak very softly with much more patients in their voice while Americans tend to speak louder and more rushed do some Chinese people think there being yelled at when talking to Americans because of how rushed we are. We also talk much faster because of our fast pace way of living, but the people in China pride themselves in taking things slower and with much more patience. While I was in China I realized that when speaking to someone for the first time they tend to keep their distance from each other and stand a little bit farther

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