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A new way to adapt to new culture

Sometimes we come across an embarrassing occasion because of different customs. Sometimes we can't accept that in Japan families take turn to have a bath with the same water. Sometimes we feel confused that in China people usually gather on weekends and while in western countries people are most likely to go to the church for praying. When an individual sets out to study, live or work in a new country, he or she will invariably experience difficulties with language, housing, friends, school, work and so on. That's all because of culture differences. Owning to cultural differences, an individual would lost many opportunities to express himself effectively and his international relationship will be hindered badly. However, there is still a new way by plenty of preparations to overcome the problems adapting to the new environment.

Long time ago, people have paid great attention on the cultural differences and have taken some measures to solve the problem,such as inviting foreign friends to have dinner, reading many books related to exotic literature and watching foreign movies. For example, some people who played a visit to Japan explained Chinese values and beliefs to Japanese. For instance, when my friend went out for a dinner with Japanese family, he paid the bill and explained that it just showed hospitality to do so in China. However, they had a negative attitude towards what he did because they would like to go Dutch. Virtually, insisting on one’s own cultural values and beliefs may lead to misunderstanding and make other people think we are self-centered and don’t respect their culture. So, a more effective solution need to be