Case Analysis
Green Baseball Caps
An American official who was touring China a few years ago handed out bright green baseball caps at every stop. He did not notice a cultural phenomenon that none of the Chinese men put them on and all Chinese women nearby were giggling（偷笑）when seeing the American official wearing a bright green baseball cap.
Question: Why did none of the Chinese men put the bright green baseball caps on?
A、Because the Chinese men disliked the bright green baseball caps.
B、Because the weather was too hot to put on the bright green baseball caps.
C、Because the bright green baseball caps were too small to put on.
D、Because the Chinese expression “绿帽子” implies a cuckold
Green Baseball Caps
An American official who was touring China a few years ago handed out bright green baseball caps at every stop. He did not notice a cultural phenomenon that none of the Chinese men put them on and all Chinese women nearby were giggling（偷笑）when seeing the American official wearing a bright green baseball cap.
Question: Why did none of the Chinese men put the bright green baseball caps on?
A、Because the Chinese men disliked the bright green baseball caps.
B、Because the weather was too hot to put on the bright green baseball caps.
C、Because the bright green baseball caps were too small to put on.
D、Because the Chinese expression “绿帽子” implies a cuckold
跨文化交际——韩梅梅、李雷和歪果仁的故事
章节列表
Chapter 1 Get to know -- Exploring “culture” and “intercultural communication”13Chapter 2 What to say? -- Daily verbal communication9Chapter 3 Language and culture -- Verbal communication11Chapter 4 The silent language -- Nonverbal communication12Chapter 5 Martians and Venusians -- Cross-gender ccommunication11Chapter 6 Culture kaleidoscope -- Diverse cultures worldwide10Final test30