Why do Chinese not say thank you?

You do nice things for your family because they’re family, and saying thank you actually disintegrates this ancestral norm. In China he says, culture dictates ancestral worship with family being paramount. Love is expressed through suffrage, and tolerance, not acceptance and gratitude.

How do Chinese people show appreciation?

This can be seen quite clearly in the tradition of giving thank you gifts. If you receive a gift in Australia, you will usually show your appreciation by writing a card or a letter of thanks. In China, the expectation is that you return the favor, by getting your gift-giver a gift in return.

What to say instead of thank you to a friend?

Other ways to say thank you in any occasion

• I appreciate what you did.
• Thank you for thinking of me.
• Thank you for your time today.
• I value and respect your opinion.
• I am so thankful for what you did.
• I wanted to take the time to thank you.
• I really appreciate your help. Thank you.
• Your kind words warmed my heart.

Can you thank someone for their friendship?

Thank you for being my friend, you have filled my life with pleasure and amusement and had spread so many color around it, I wish to walk along you till the last moment of my life. You are the kind of friend who makes the good times even better and the hard times a whole lot easier. I’m thankful for your friendship.

Is Xie Xie polite?

It’s just a modest and polite expression of “thank you” in Chinese. Generally speaking, “xiè xie” is (approximate to) thank you. Chinese seldom say xiè xie to people in close relationships and they do not tend to say xiè xie when others say something nice to them.

Is burping rude in China?

In China, burping is treated as any other bodily process, and after a meal, it can indeed serve as a compliment to the chef. However, it is not polite in Japan to burp, nor is it polite in China to slurp. It’s probably for the best that you keep these two rules straight in your head.

Do Chinese people say please and thank you?

My Chinese friends say they notice that Westerners use lots of please’s (qǐng) and thank you’s, (xièxie) when speaking Chinese. And actually, they say, we use way too many of them for Chinese taste.