礼仪英语：你会和加拿大人打招呼 Hi.Ifyourepliedhiback,thenyourealreadywellonyourwaytobeinganaturalizedCanadiancitizen. 在加拿大如果有人对你说“Hi”你也自然地回了句“Hi”好了你可正奔驰在成为当地公民的“康庄大道”上呢 Imnotkidding.Dontletthehooplaaboutsocialnormsandcustoms,sooftenimportantinplacesofrichhistoryandbeliefs,foolyou.Therearenoweirdmatingdanceshere,norintricatepheromonesthathavetobereleasedwhenmeetingsomeone. 我可没逗人玩千万别到了历史悠久、信仰多元的国家听了有关社会规范、信仰习俗的种种宣扬就被唬住见面是正常自然的事没有人期待你跳求偶舞或释放复杂的信息素 Instead,Canadasrelaxed,andourhandshakesareevenmoreso.ThoughglobalizationhasgivenrisetotheslowabsorptionofAmericanhardlinebusinessspeakandthetailored,meaninglessresponsesshelvedforefficiencysake(howareyou?Goodandyou?Good),Canadiangreetingshaveevadedpageantryandelegance. 相反加拿大骨子里的轻松感也彰显在见面问候的闲适中虽说全球化的浪潮让加拿大人渐渐浸染了美式高冷的商业辞令和简洁苍白的回应(Howareyou?Goodandyou?Good)本来加式问候也从未附庸风雅 THEBASICHANDSHAKE 握手的基本法则 Theuniversalformulaisthis:smile,handshake,sayhi,andsmileagain. 通用的问候方式有以下几步：微笑、握手、来一句hi再回以微笑 Itfeelsalmostroboticdistillingdownsuchasimpleintroduction,butitsnecessarytoavoidanyawkwardshufflingorunsolicitedbackrubs.Ofcourse,therearenuancestotheactualshakeitselfthatarobotcouldnevermasteryoudontwanttogriptoohard,butthentheresnothingworsethanalimpgreetingeither.Twohandscanbeabitoverwhelming;aclammyhandisneverfun.Sticktothesesimplerules,andyoullbefine. 把问候提炼成这么简单的几步乍一听你以为是机器人在打招呼吧但把问候演绎成繁文缛节也大可不必不同场合的握手会有细微差别这些微妙之处机器人可做不来握得像大力水手太过分握得像海绵宝宝吓到人双手齐上阵未免夸张;湿漉漉的手握起来让对方捏一把汗记住这些基本规则大家肯定出不了错 MULTICULTURALGREETINGS 多元文化多样问候 ButbeyondsuchsimplicityespeciallyonceyoutakeintoaccountCanadasmulticulturalismtherecanbegreatflexibility.Indistinctmunities,almostanythinggoesduringawele.MigrantsinUkrainianhubswillgreetyouwiththreealternatingkissesonyourcheeks.SamewithPersians.Polishimmigrantsmightjustwavetoyou.Otherswillhug.Andyetotherswillholdyousotightthatyouarentsureifyouaremergingwiththeirflesh. 但考虑到加拿大的多元文化在简洁的问候方式外更是百花齐放每个群体都有自己独特的迎宾礼节来自乌克兰和伊朗的亲会行三次贴面礼波兰亲可能只是挥手致意有些亲把拥抱当成“见面礼”还有些亲的拥抱太过猛烈别人怕是魂都被他挤出来了 ThisispartofCanadasinherentmulticulturalismwhereindividualnuancesandculturaltraditionsblendinmessy,blossomingways.Butoneneednotworryabouttheplexity.Theexpectationforknowingsuchintricategreetingsislaxatbest.Likeagoodmathproof,theformulastillapplies.ItstheE=Mc2ofCanadianisms. 由此可以窥见加拿大多元文化的特点个人习惯的点滴融会于文化传统中二者混合交织发展繁盛你不用担心它的复杂性还真没人期盼对方把这套精细的礼节背成小九九只要遵循交往的基本原则你仍然可以“四海为友”这也是加拿大精神不变的准则 LOOKOUTFORQUEBEC 魁北克问候方式一瞥 Admittedly,therearesomedifferencesinQuebec.LikeitsEuropeancounterpartswherekissesflowlikeair,Quebecoisdifferentiatestheirintroductionstopeople.“Tu”isusedasanidentifyingnounwhenthepersoninquestionisafriend,whereas“vous”isusedforpeopletosignifyrespectandauthority. 诚然魁北克飘满了异域风情同见面吻如家常便饭一般的法国一样这里对不同人的称谓也有所区别“Tu”(“你”)用于指代朋友而“vous”(“您”)用来体现对方的威望表达尊敬之意 Butthesearedetails,andintime,youllpickthemup.Untilthen,letmeextendanotherelectronichandshakeyourway.Imalsosmiling.Ihopeyouaretoo. 假以时日你就能轻松掌握这些细节到时候让我再和你隔空握个手吧我可正咧嘴笑呢希望你也笑靥如花呀