老外来了:跟老外无话可说?学会这两招,让你轻松获得跨国友谊!

老外来了:跟老外无话可说?学会这两招,让你轻松获得跨国友谊!

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介绍: 一席英语出品:

主播:Win(美国) 翩翩(中国)

令外国人尴尬的话题排行榜第 2 名
Do you think Chinese men/women are different from foreigners? (你觉得中国男人或女人跟外国人不同吗?) 

Why does it make foreigners awkward?
这个问题为什么会让外国人尴尬?

诊断 :
问题内容没有问题,需要 specify it 问题具体化,比如:

How are they different in treating their husbands.
中西方女人对待老公方面有啥不同?

支招  :可以用以下问题问,都会是非常好的聊天话题:

√ In China,we have this tradition. Is there something like that in the West? 
√ In the west, are you comfortable with traditions like x,y,z…

总之,问此类文化类问题,不要太笼统,另对方无法回答
一定要记住两步走:

1. Give an example 举个明确的例子
2. draw out the question 抛出你的问题

这样就可以 give them space to work with. 
外国人会有可回答的空间。

令外国人尴尬的话题排行榜第3名:
Where are you from?

诊断 :
This question itself is not awkward. 
It’s  how you respond when they answer.
问题内容没有问题,是我们的回答会令外国人尴尬。

支招 :
哪里来的...这个话题其实特别好!
用以下的问题来问,会让你们的聊天持久,关系亲近:

√ Would you like to tell me about your hometown? 你可以讲讲你家乡吗?
√ What are some interesting places where you live? 你生活的家乡,有什么有趣的地方?
√ What is something interesting about your hometown that I might like? 你老家有啥好玩的?我可能会喜欢。
√ Is there something interesting about your hometown that I might like?

与外国人交流时,一定要记得:

Don’t make assumptions, but ask questions!
少主观臆断,多问细节问题!

这一点做到,你的 social skill 一定会提高不少!

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  • AOneandaTwo

    more into this podcast. Thanks 翩翩以及所有的老外 you're great.

  • AOneandaTwo

    this one is hilarious, with all due respect. how you respond to my answer don't judge and show your stereotype.