专题 12 中国文化读写专项：请客吃饭+中秋月饼- 2024年高考英语常考中国文化读写专练+素材积累

Lesson 4 Why don’t Chinese go Dutch? 中国人为啥爱请客吃饭 A friend asks me “Why Chinese don’t go Dutch?” So I want to regard this question as the topic and write an article. As everyone knows, westerners will go Dutch while having a meal in the restaurant. But Chinese don’t go Dutch. Chinese will pay the bill and check out generously. Occidental don’t often entertain guests; but Chinese often invite friend to dinner. A lot of occidentals feel puzzled to this question. Why does such a difference exist? Because the East and West culture and custom are different on the surface. I will analyze this question concretely. First of all, food systems between China and Occident are different. Chinese put into practice Gather Dining System; Occidentals put into practice Individual Dining System. Everybody can share the delicious food of all over the table when eating Chinese food. Please note it is sharing; but Occidentals just eat the food in one’s own plate. If you eat beef, he eats chicken. It is impossible that you taste the flavor of his chicken. The result of the Individual Dining System is that you can only eat the food in your plate. It is unable to share. Ha-ha! What I said is right! So to eat Chinese food is happier than to eat Western-style food. And I want to ask you a question. Do you like the free thing? I think nobody don’t like the free thing. Ok! Suppose I invite you to eat the delicious Chinese food, then I pay the bill. This is equal to that you have enjoyed a delicious Chinese food free. So you will be very glad. The friendship between the friends has been strengthened in this kind of atmosphere. Secondly, Occidentals eat for health; Chinese eat for the friendship. Occidental advocate individualism and independence is strong. So Occidental express that respect for each other’s independence through the way of going Dutch. Chinese like making friends and solidarity. Chinese value the interpersonal relationships and friendship very much. There are a lot of folk sayin