Country Report

In 21 century, we can visit many counties, when we want, because all over the world is like a home. However, different country has different culture. We need know and respect diversity of civilizations for each country. Saudi and China become to be powerful countries in these years, and they have a lot of travel attractions, they also have different culture. Then I will compare their culture which include family, sport, and what things are allowed or not.

A lot of people think family is easy and common, but it’s not true. Family in different culture is different. For instance there are lot of different things between the Saudi and China when talking of family. In Saudi, a Saudi man can marry with four women at most. Usually, a Saudi man will marry with one or two wives. It depends on the man if he rich or not. Because, the husband must be fair to each wife. For example, if the husband has four wives, when he buys a car to a wife then he must buy other three the same cars to other wives. But if he doesn’t buy other cars, he will be crime. In China, marriage is monogamy. If who polygamist, he will be crime. Also, in China, one family just can have one child, if who has more children, the family need pay money to government for each child. In Saudi, family can have unlimited children, and children will live with parents together. When children get marry, most children will live parents then live with their wife or husband. In Saudi and China, if teenagers marry and live with their wives or husbands, the down-payment is paid by their parent. These are different family things compared between Saudi and China.

Ever countries have their popular sports. In Saudi, most people will play soccer when they have free time. People like play soccer which is popular sport in Saudi. During AFC or the Soccer World Cup time, Saudi people will spend a lot of time to watch competitions which is important to them. Actually soccer is immensely popular in Saudi and Eastern Europe, in fact, nearly everywhere. In Saudi, people also like paly handball that is popular the same as soccer. In China, basketball and Ping-Pong are very popular to Chinese. Chinese are interested in playing basketball and Ping-Pong which is the same as Saudi people love playing soccer and handball. However, the common point among these sports is that soccer, handball, basketball, and Ping-Pong can teach us two things which are discipline and teamwork.

Moreover, I will compare three little things, what are allowed and what are not allowed between Saudi and China. First of all, in Saudi, because of religion and culture, people can’t drink alcoholic. In China, people can drink alcoholic everywhere and age control is loosely. Secondly, in China people are free to chose their lovers when they want to marry, they just need parent’s agree. But in Saudi, for a few years ago, husband or wife is chosen by their family, and younger adults can’t find girlfriends or boyfriends. Now, part of parents have open mind which are influenced by other culture, so they agree younger adults can find their girlfriends or boyfriends, also when they want to marry, they need parent’s agree. Thirdly, in Saudi and China, they both have law about smoke or tobacco, but people do not care about it. For example, people cannot buy and smoke when they under 18 years old. But nobody care it. Children think smoking is cool, shops want money, and governments think that this isn’t important. Above all are three little things about allowed or not between Saudi and China.

After comparing family, sport, alcoholic, marrying, and smoking between Saudi and China, we can see both these two culture are diverse. However all over the world becoming to be a home, such as us, Saudi and Chinese students study together, maybe we have culture bumps some times, and so we must learn and know about culture each other. Respect diversity of civilizations will not only benefit us, but will also bring about enduring stability and peace for humankind.