Eastern-style conversation sometimes is not very efficient Like Asian food dumplings, the Eastern-style conversation sometimes is not very efficient. Especially in working environment, it’s unfavorable for the company operation, because people usually don’t express their opinions directly. On the basis of my own observations, in the meeting, if employees have some disagreement with their boss’ idea, they usually will not volunteer some suggestions. They may talk to their director individually, but it has to be after the meeting. Even though, this behavior is very thoughtful, and they try not to hurt other people’s feelings, still, they increase the time of communication, and it reduces the efficiency. Furthermore, based on my observation in Chinese school, when Teacher is talking, usually students shouldn’t interrupt because it will be considered as disrespectful. As a consequence, students have to leave their questions until the end of the class or ask at office hour. In this way, some students may forget their questions or too lazy to ask, so they miss an opportunity to correct their confusions and teachers lose their chances to exchange the flame of thinking. At last, in the Asian family, although parents are not always right, children should still at least superficially obey their parent’s advice. According to the Asian parent website “we were taught to obey the “rotan” (Rattan cane) which was heavily used at home” ( The difference between an Asian parent and a Western one, www.sg.theasianparent.com/difference-parenting-styles-asian-western-parents/) Children have to keep smiling and try not to retort upon their parent face-to-face, and then try their best to hold on their dreams. Sometimes children can win the battle, sometimes they can’t. This process wastes a lot of energy and time, and at the end of the story, everyone is exhausted.

Pizza and dumpling I assume that everyone has at least tried a slice of pizza and dumplings once. If you haven’t, I will draw a picture for you. Pizza is a traditional Italian dish consisting of a yeasted flatbread typically topped with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in an oven (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza). On the other hand, the dumpling is a broad classification for a dish that consists of small pieces of dough (made from a variety of starch sources), often wrapped around a filling (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpling). From these definitions, we can see the differences between them. Dumpling’s filling is inside the dough, you cannot tell before you take a bite. In contrast, pizza’s stuffing is on the top of the flatbread, you can see it clearly. Western-style and Eastern-style conversations are like pizza and dumplings. Whereas Western conversation is frankly and they express their opinions straightforward, Eastern is implicit and their true thoughts usually behind their words. Thus, in some situations, using Western way to communicate will be more effective than Eastern in a workplace, in school, and in the family.

Watching TV Makes Me Happy My favorite leisure activity is watching TV because it always makes me feel happy. When I have a hard time on study, I will just make a pause and start to watch a comedy TV show—Friends, for example. It can make me laugh out loud and heal me immediately. In addition, watching TV is a great way of killing two birds with one stone: learning interesting English words while having fun. Learning knowledge without tediousness always makes me happy. The best thing to do on a rainy day is to snuggle under a blanket and melt the hours away watching TV. I can also drink a cup of hot chocolate during this time, and this exquisite combination makes me really happy. Besides, by Watching TV, I can make new friends with same interest. For instance, I have several roommates who I never talked before. However, since we share some opinions about the same TV show, we become friends now. I enjoy talking with them, and we always have a good time. In sum, I am delighted by watching TV.

Communicating in a foreign language can create some embarrassing misunderstandings. a. It can create bafflement because of different language habits. b. It can lead to some humiliation because of different emotional expressions. c. It can cause a shock because of different lifestyles. Conclusion: Communicating in a foreign language can create some awkward moment in that it may cause some bafflement, humiliation, and shocks because of different cultural backgrounds. Therefore, due to those cross-cultural miscommunications, using a foreign language does indeed cause a number of misunderstandings.

The Mysterious Lupus Dei Lupus Dei means the Wolf of God in Latin; it actually represents the most mysterious creature in myth, werewolf, which is a person can transform into a ferocious wolf at a full-moon night. When he transformed, he became a real beast that his power is totally out of his control. He has yellow pupils and fierce eyes but with rage and sadness, they seem to see through everything. In addition, he has sharp fangs as same as real wolf like he can rip everything apart. Even more mysterious, his lips which are rosy-red like blood. As if he is just an innocent cub, it is in sharp contrast to his savage nature. However, his sounds completely changed to a savage howl painfully speak some magic words that no one can understand.