احوال پرسی کردن در فرهنگ‌های مختلف

Hello We are delighted to welcome you to our MOOC Oral Communication for EFL Learners 
I am Zhang Wenxia from Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of Tsinghua University Well as we know the most fundamental function of language is to communicate So in this course 
I will lead you to learn how to practice the most basic communication skills in English 
In the first unit I will guide you in learning how to greet people in English We've just listened to Glenn's introduction to this unit Now before we start the text let's think about the following question 
How do people in different cultures greet each other Hello everyone and welcome I’m Doctor Thomas Piachaud from Great Britain I received my PhD from the University of Cambridge In today’s lecture I would like you to read the text first Next you can read after me sentence by sentence You may want to repeat the text 
again and again to make sure that you understand fully and can paraphrase anything in English Let's begin! 
Learning a foreign language is usually tough but knowing the basic greetings is a polite and simple thing to do It shows that you have an interest in the culture Each countries has its own customs and ways of saying hello For example British people like me greet each other by talking about the weather while in China they will say 你吃了吗 The most common form of greetings in many countries when you are introduced to a new friend is a handshake But shaking hands is rare in Japan The Japanese greet each other with a short bow 
and not returning someone's bow is considered very rude The degree of the bow is directly related to the difference in status between the two individuals Greetings between friends are just a nod of the head 
while a low-ranking worker should greet a superior with a long and deep bow Also a great first impression 
can be important and once made it's very difficult to change To make a good impression you need to act 
as if you are meeting a good friend This is a pretty good starting point for developing a good relationship 
In daily life we also need to be careful about first meetings For example someone may phone you to 
ask for your personal information You need to be cautious because they may ask you for this in order to 
steal your email address your money your credit or your identity So it is important to learn 
the proper way to greet people and make a good first impression It is equally important to be careful in giving strangers your personal information Now I want you to read after me sentence by sentence 
You may want to read aloud to yourself at home more than twice
Now I would like to explain a few words and expressions After that my Chinese colleague will explain 
in more detail in Chinese Personal information What is personal information We understand what information is but personal information is things like your date of birth or your name or your address 
You need to be careful in giving personal information to people First impression When you first meet someone for the first time you formed what is called a first impression your first initial feelings about this person These are very key things to master To be good at making a good first impression will give you a good chance in life of making lots of friends and getting good jobs