Transnational Love 1

Story Time Mary : A 27-year-old typical American woman Li: A 29-year-old traditional Chinese man 2

3 Scene One In the shopping mall

4 Scene Two At Mary’s home

Broken Love 5

Cultural 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. 6

7 DISCUSSION TIME: HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH TRANSNATIONAL LOVE?

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Tips 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 9

THANKS YOU ! 10