Today, some colleagues and me discussed some ideas difference between China and U.S. . I am a regular Chinese, and have no abroad living experience, have never actually been to America. But I like English and Reading. Through this interesting discuss, I got to a thoughts that, maybe, the most problem on this planet is that people don’t understand each other because they knew so little about each other, especially their history.
I have read/learned something on America history. And they were very enjoy experiences for me. For example, I liked The Teaching Company’s TTC – History of the United States (2nd edition) very much. But, there are few people like me not a college professor would to get to know this kind stuff in China. There is almost nothing to get to know about the history of the U.S. for a most regularly Chinese.
Most Chinese, even college graduate have a very astonishing point view of the America, e.g. they think America is a no-history country.
Or course, as a Chinese, I am very proud of my country’s history, even though, I can’t say that I am expert on Chinese history (we have 5,000 history, it is really a daunting task if you want to mast the history of China ). But it is sad that we based on our pride to look down others.
Of course, if we had a far better communicate experience, this planet would be like another place. You see, it is very hard to try to get a real efficiency communication. But, I think at least, some of us can try…