Matching Pairs Matching Values & BehaviorOnline version Reading Between the Signs - Activity 2 by Marlee Dyce 1 Fatalism 2 Respect for age 3 Being direct 4 Self-reliance 5 Egalitarianism 6 Being indirect 7 Saving Face 8 Informality 9 Deference to authority 10 Centrality of Family Disagreeing openly with someone at a meeting Use of understatement At a meeting, agreeing with a suggestion you think is wrong Accepting, without question, that something cannot be changed Asking people to call you by your first name Not asking for help on an exam from the person sitting next to you Taking off from work to attend the funeral of a cousin Not laying off an older employee whose work performance is weak Inviting the teaboy to eat lunch with you in your office Asking the boss' opinion on something you are an expert on