2.8Lecture: Compliments in China and the West2.8.1 Differences in making complimentsWesterners compliment others much ______ frequently than Chinese people do.Chinese people are often suspected of "______ for compliments":You pretend to be ______ about something and hope they disagree and give you ______ .
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- What can you do if having dinner with Chinese people in China?_
- A Bite of China is about the Chinese cooking, with introduction of Chinese people in different districts making different foods.
- Chinese people tend to interpret other’s positive compliments as a request for possessing something.
- If a guest compliments something in another person’s home, the Chinese host or hostess will probably give that thing to the guest.
- Are there any differences between Chinese and American cultures in how people compliment each other and how they respond to a compliment?