Cultural Difference between the East and the West

With the development of globalization, cross-culture communication is indispensable to an open society in which we live today. Therefore, cultural differences are everywhere. The cultures between the East and the West are distinguished by a rather large scale. It means not only the opinions or ways of thinking are different, but how do people behave in daily life is also not the same, sometimes may even the opposite. This paper will first probe into the causes for cultural differences and then some of the typical examples to illustrate the cultural difference between east and west, and finally, ways to fit in different cultures. Key words: culture, difference, east, west Resume: Avec le developpement de la globalisation, la communication transculturelle est indispensable pour une societe ouverte dans laquelle nous vivons aujourd’hui. Cependant, les differences culturelles se trouvent partout. Les cultures entre l’Est et l’Ouste sont distinguees dans une large mesure. Les facons de penser non seulement sont differentes, mais les comportements des gens dans la vie quotidienne ne sont pas les memes, parfois le contraire. L’article present examine d’abord les causes des differences culturelles, puis montre des exemples typiques pour illustrer la differences culturelle entre l’Est et l’Ouest, et cherche finalement des moyens de s’adapter aux differentes cultures. Mots-Cles: culture, difference, Est, Ouest