hello,Joseph!I'mgladtohearthatyouarecomingtoworkinchinasoonandit'smypleasuretointroducethechineseetiquetteaboutmeetingandgreeting.
tostartwith,weneedtounderstandwhatmostChineseincommon.inChina,etiquetteplaysanecessaryroleonchinesedailylife.confuciuswhowasoneofthemostfamouspeopleinancientChinawasawisephilosopher.thisChinesemanwasawell-knownleaderinphilosophywhichiskindofasystemofideasandthoughtsaboutthehuman'sbehavior.alotofthemarestillcirculating.soifyouwanttounderstandtheChineseetiquette,youhavetolearnmoreaboutconfucius.confuciusthoughtthehighestgoalofmankindistobeagentleman.respectandconcessionsarenecessaryconditionsforbecomingagentleman.chineseallbehaviorsareusedtoshowtheirrespecttoothers.inChinawealwayslookuptootherswhichisdifferentfromtheconceptofequalityinwestCountry.
meetingdependsontherelationshipsbetweenyouandintimacyotherscanacceptandtheoccasionwhereyouare.
Inaddition,smalltalkisalsocommon.Smalltalkisatwo-wayemotionalexchange,anditsbasicfunctionisconnectingrelationships.Inourworkandlife,whetherwemeetstrangersoracquaintances,weneedtohavesmalltalkstocommunicatewitheachothertocreateaharmoniousatmosphere.Forexample,whenyoumeetastranger,youcantalkaboutweathertostartthetopic,andIfyouseeyourfriendswearabeautifulskirt,youcansay“wow,whatabeautifulskirt!Youaresocharming!”,ifyoumeetyourcolleaguesontheroadyoucansay“hello””goodmorning”or“doyouhaveabreakfast”andsoon.Sometimes,Chinesemayask“havenyoueaten”inwestcountry,peoplewilltellthetruthandmisunderstanditasaskingtoeattogether,howeveritjustmeanshello.
that'salliwanttotelltoyou.mostofchinesearetoleranceandopen，andtheetiquetteonmeetingandgreetingisnotsoserious，youdon'tneedtoworryaboutitsomuch.ifyouhaveanyproblemsaboutwork，justaskyourcolleaguesorme，wewouldliketohelpyouandyourfriends.