there i no denying that we hould do a the roman do when in rome. thi i an accumulated experience we inherit from our forefather, and now it i till widely applied to our daily life. the old aying tell u vividly that wherever we are, we hould do everything according to local cutom.
the proverb ha profound impact on our interaction with people from other culture. a far a i am concerned, i have had the experience myelf. lat year, my neighbor, xiao wang and i went to the u.. to travel. one day we were lot and it eemed we would never find our way back to our hotel. uddenly an elderly lady came near u. excited and trying to be polite, xiao wang approached her and aked, “excue me, how old are you?” thi polite opening remark in chinee culture made the lady tare at him in urprie, becaue age i a taboo in wetern culture. eeing the embarrament, i aked, “beautiful weather, in’t it?” of coure the lady aid “ye” and happily told u the way to our hotel.
a leon that can be drawn from the above example i obviou. whether we know the local cutom will play a crucial role in our relationhip with other. more importantly, doing everything a the local do will help u make more friend and avoid trouble.