Chinese Culture Vs American Culture
In many of the readings we have explored in class about Chinese culture have many similarities and differences with my experience of American culture. For example, the way businesses are ran, are different. There is no such thing as suing in China. Also people's jobs are set in stone so China doesn’t have as hard working citizens. In both cultures I think the mixing of age groups is similar. Something I think is really different, is how people in China seem to receive an equal pay as their associates. In America some people (who might be doing less work) receive much more pay. In this essay I will be explaining these ideas. I think the most obvious difference is how businesses are run. In Chinese culture (before Westernization) there was no sort of “suing”. The company came first and was at highest priority. If you didn’t like something you bought, too bad. You had to live with it you couldn’t just sue someone. Contrasting that, in America, suing is very common, especially as a threat. Businesses have to always watch out if they do something even a little wrong. Chinese workers also have their jobs set in stone, you really can’t be fired,
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In America, however, the people on top, even if they do less work, get paid way more. In “When Cowboy Chicken Came to Town” by Ha Jin, we see that when the manager of the restaurant much more the amount of money than the rest of the workers, they were completely astonished. In America, however, top CEOs (in 2013) made up to 296 times the amount other workers in their industry made. Almost everybody in America is aware that the people on top make a ridiculous amount compared to the rest of us. And very few are mad about it, simply because they hope someday they will be the CEO. In Ha Jin’s story, Peter was paid about 30 times more than the workers and they were
In America, however, the people on top, even if they do less work, get paid way more. In “When Cowboy Chicken Came to Town” by Ha Jin, we see that when the manager of the restaurant much more the amount of money than the rest of the workers, they were completely astonished. In America, however, top CEOs (in 2013) made up to 296 times the amount other workers in their industry made. Almost everybody in America is aware that the people on top make a ridiculous amount compared to the rest of us. And very few are mad about it, simply because they hope someday they will be the CEO. In Ha Jin’s story, Peter was paid about 30 times more than the workers and they were