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Transnational LoveTransnational Love
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Story TimeStory Time
Mary : A 27-year-old
typical American woman
Li: A 29-year-old
traditional Chinese man
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Scene One
In the shopping mall
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Scene Two
At Mary’s home
Broken LoveBroken Love
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Cultural DifferencesCultural Differences
View of Money
Westerners: Focusing more on improving quality of life and tend to
spend it as they like.
Easterners: Save money for the future.
View of Marriage
Westerners: For finding a perfect matched person and gaining
physical, psychological and socialogical satisfaction, based on love.
Easterners: For forming a family and carrying on the ancestral line,
based on rational selection.
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DISCUSSION TIME: DISCUSSION TIME:
HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH
TRANSNATIONAL LOVE?TRANSNATIONAL LOVE?
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Tips for Transnational LoveTips for Transnational Love
Believe in love Understand and respect the existence of the
differences Learn about each other's demeanors and habits
through carful, patient observation Communicate with each other when running into
contradictions Consult to people who has the same cultural context
with your mate, so as to increase mutual
understanding
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THANKS YOU !THANKS YOU !
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