美国人与媒体：In the last 50 years the media influence has grown exponentially with the advance of technology， first there was the telegraph， then the radio， the newspaper， magazines， television and now the We live in a society that depends on information and communication to keep moving in the right direction and do our daily activities like work， entertainment， health care， education， personal relationships， traveling and anything else that we have to A common person in the city usually wakes up checks the tv news or newspaper， goes to work， makes a few phone calls， eats with their family when possible and makes his decisions based on the information that he has either from their co workers， news， tv， friends， family， financial reports， What we need to be aware is that most of our decisions， beliefs and values are based on what we know for a fact， our assumptions and our own In our work we usually know what we have to do based on our experience and studies， however on our daily lives we rely on the media to get the current news and facts about what is important and what we should be aware We have put our trust on the media as an authority to give us news， entertainment and However， the influence of mass media on our kids， teenagers and society is so big that we should know how it really Of all the media distribution channels the most influential has been the television， we are constantly exposed to thousands of images of violence， advertising， sex， celebrities and much more， in fact a its known that a child is exposed to about 40，000 ads a The media is basically dominated by five major companies they are:Time Warner VIACOM Vivendi Universal Walt Disney News CorpThose 5 companies own 95% of all the media that we get every They also own integrated telecommunications， wireless phones， video games softwares， electronic media， the music industry and Years ago there was more diversity in companies， but they have merged so now they are just a few and they have the power to shape the opinion and beliefs of us and our So its important to be aware of what your kids are exposed to every day and you should also try to look at things from different perspectives and not just from the one the media gives
7．接受礼物 中国人收到礼物时，一般是放在一旁，确信客人走后，才迫不及待地拆开。受礼时连声说： “哎呀，还送礼物干什么？” “真是不好意思啦。” “下不为例。” “让您破费了。” 西方人收到礼物时，一般当着客人的面马上打开，并连声称好： “Very beautiful！Wow！” “What a wonderful gift it is！” “Thank you for your present．”
Different social attitudes: The british are， in some ways， less conservative than Americans - the drinking age is 18， not 21， homosexual civil unions are legal， and abortion hasn't been a serious political issue in Mixing religion and politics is extremely rare in the UK On the other hand， there are stricter controls on some things - it's much harder to get a driving licence， and the age requirement is higher than in most states， there are speed cameras everwhere， CCTV cameras in many public places (although they may or may not be working)， and carrying weapons or other objects for "self defence" is illegal (in particular， note that pepper spray is illegal)Getting into a debate about the right to bear arms will be very time consuming， and may also lead people to think that you're a gun-nut before they've got to know you Smoking in enclosed public places is illegal - that includes pubs， the underground， train more or less any non-residential building (similar to New York， so not so much of a cultural difference there) The British apparently have a wider vocabulary of swear words than A While most Britons will use them fairly freely in a social setting， things are a lot more reserved in formal settings & talking to P I've not yet encountered an American "pub" which bears more than a passing resemblance to a typical British People might go to a pub just to drink and socialise， have a pub lunch， or as part of an attempt to get alchohol poisioning (otherwise know as a "pub crawl")， as well as to watch sporting fixtures (which seems to be the main purpose in America) Going to the pub does not usually imply getting Although the drinking age is 18， bartenders are supposed to ID anyone who looks under R Though I doubt your friend will do much driving， he should be aware of the following things: Most cars in the UK have manual Cars are smaller and more efficient， petrol is more Speed limits are higher， but enforced more Driving in London is not worth Central London has a congestion charge， and is very congested， and the major motorways around London are thick with traffic at peak Roundabouts ("traffic circles") are very common and are used at motorway In rural areas， it's not uncommon to drive down narrow single track roads with tall hedges on either Educational stuff: The UK education system works differently， as he's probably Asking people about their "High School" "GPA" "Major" or "Minor" will make people think he assumes that things work the same in the UK as in the US In the UK， "High School" is roughly equivalent to secondary school and college (college is not used to mean university) Important exams are GCSEs and A levels， which are graded with letters and related to specific There are no majors and minors in the UK university system - there's just whatever degree you're 这是比较详细的版本，可以自己删改一下，或者google一下difference between british and american culture，会有更多的资料。希望能帮到你！
Why American Culture is Unique American culture is unique because it is nurtured， formed and developed under certain conditions， which are characteristically(特性)A The major factors contributing to the making of this new nation and the forming of a new culture are the hard environment， ethnic diversity(多民族) and plural religion， which is quite different from other nations in the What is more， these elements are still influencing the American Rough EnvironmentThe early immigrants who were English Puritans settled down in northeast part of A The environment there was very rough but they believed the poor land could purify their mind so they chose the place along the From 1607 to 1892， frontiers were pushed further The American frontier consisted of the relatively unsettled regions of the United States， usually found in the western part of the The frontiersmen looked for a land of rich resources and a land of promise， opportunity and Actually they looked for a better So individualism， self-reliance， and equality of opportunity have perhaps been the values most closely associated with the frontier heritage(遗产) of A Ethnic DiversityThe population of the United States includes a large variety of ethnic groups coming from many races， nationalities， and People refer to the United States as "melting pot "and the dominant people are B American is made up of WASP+MM， that is， White， Anglo Saxon， Protestants plus Middle Class and M In history， people from different countries in the world rushed to American three They brought their own culture to American and later on different cultures were mixed Thus the unique American culture is formed， a common cultural life with commonly shared Plural religionThe fundamental American belief in individual freedom and the right of individuals to practice their own religion is at the center of religious experience in the United S The great diversity of ethnic backgrounds has produced religious pluralism; almost all of the religions of the world are now practiced in the United S Christianity(基督教) is the dominant religion in American and Protestant (新教)is predominate(主导) Any individuals are equal before God and they believe they can communicate directly to God so they can share the same Under the protestant， many new ones are formed and different explanations produce different sect of Churches are independent and American religion is no longer religion The institution permits the practice of religion and the political power is separate form So there are more religions in American than in other Current influence:Nowadays，we can see the continual influence of the three elements in the current American American family is typically parents and their unmarried Middle-aged and elderly people generally do not live with their married Many Americans live in mobile homes whose homes are built with They can be The people in American have a very strong desire to start a new life in a new Quite a number of people change residences(住所) every The average American moves fourteen times in his The courage to try something new has been an American American democracy means majority rule， but it also means protection of minority There are certain freedom which the United States promises to all its citizens and members of minority group cannot be denied these rights by a vote of the Americans also like to be involved in many challenge activities and sports to show their adventurous All of these are affected by the heritage of the American From the facts above， we can see American culture is unique which was cultivated， formed and developed by the main three factors， rough environment， ethnic diversity and plural religion and still is affected and determined by them now
