美国文化与教育.pptVIP

American Culture and Education He Lianzhen July, 2006 American Culture A methor “A melting pot” or “A bowl of salad”? Some cultural characteristics of America (Americans) Religion Transportation Sports (baseball, basketball) The two-party system A strong court system Respect for people speaking other languages like French, German, etc.) Tax level The way of writing dates (cf. British way of writing dates) Address form Plastic money Way of measuring things (feet, pounds, and gallons) (to be continued) (continued) Knowledge about other countries and attitudes towards other nation