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