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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