I"ll start my 1 by telling you a story. A young woman from 2 came to New York and got a job at a factory 3 by a Chinese. One day, her Chinese boss handed her a red envelope with 20 dollars. She threw the envelope back at her boss. Why It is 4 to give money to young 5 people on the Chinese New Year. However, from her viewpoint, giving her money meant that he was asking her for sexual 6 . This story shows an action can have totally 7 meanings in different cultures. I"ll say something more to 8 my point.
First, in most Western countries, 9 often 10 some sort of 11 , such as a 12 or a kiss. But most Asian people don"t feel as 13 touching in public. Another different behavior is the use of 14 . Americans are quick to use people"s first names, but people in most cultures prefer to be 15 as "Mr. Brown" or "Ms. Honda", for example. Now I want to discuss eating 16 . In some cultures eating everything on your plate is considered 17 . However, Americans consider a 18 plate a sign of 19 with the food. Finally, I want to say something about gift-giving, which in many cultures has strict rules. For example, never give 20 flowers to people from Iran, which means you hate them!