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TextCI.TextCII.ExercisesIII.ChineseversionofTextCSocialEtiquetteinFormalSociety1Agoodconversationalistispopularanywhere,soconversationisanartworthstudying.Noticewhatmakesotherpeople'sconversationattractiveorunattractive.Practicesayingonlythingswhichareinterestingtoothers.Itisbadtasteinsocietytotalkvainlyaboutone'sselforone'sfamily.Therearemanyinterestingandfascinatingsubjectsofconversationinthesedays—worldissues,socialproblems,literature,art,music,psychology,education,science,sports,hobbiesoranyspecialinterestonehasincommonwithothers.Nothingrevealsmorequicklythekindofpersonyouarethanthethingsyoutalkabout.SubjectstoAvoid2TherearecertainthingswhichitisconsideredbadmannersinWesterncountriestotalkaboutinsociety.Itisveryimportanttoknowtheseandavoidthem.Thesubjectstobeavoidedare:bodilyfunctions,oranythingconnectedwiththemoreprivatepartsofthebody,detailsofbirth,detailsofunpleasantillnesses;incomeorsalaryoffriends,orpricesoftheirpossessions;theageofthepersononeistalkingwith;personalquestionsorremarks,suchas,"Whydon'tyougetmarried?"or"Ishouldthinkyouwouldwanttohavesomechildren."SomeoftheseareallowedinChinesesociety,buttheyarealltabooinformalWesternsociety.SpeakingaboutOne'sCountry3Itisnotgoodmannerstospeakofone'sowncountryasifitweremoreimportantorbetterthanothers.Butneitherisitgoodtospeakbadlyofone'scountryorcallit"unworthy".4Westernmannersdonotrequireonetosayanythingthatisuntrue,butitisbesttoavoidbeingtoofrankaboutthingswhichwouldmakepeoplefeeluneasy—unlessbydoingsoyoufeelsomegoodmightcomeofit.Speaknaturallybutnotboastfullyofthegoodthingsinyourowncountry,andspeakappreciativelyofwhatyoucanapproveofintheforeigncountry.TheRightAttitude5Inaconversationordiscussionitisbadmannerstotakemorethanyourshareofthetimeintalkingwhenotherswishtotalkalso.Itisbadmannerstointerruptanyoneelsewhenheistalking.Itisbadmannerstobedogmaticandsureofyourownpointofview,suggestingbyyourspeechoractionthatnooneelse'sviewpointisofanyvalue.Itisbadmannerstogetcrossorsurlyorangryinaconver
