Matching Pairs Matching Values & BehaviorOnline version Reading Between the Signs - Activity 2 by Marlee Dyce 1 Deference to authority 2 Being indirect 3 Fatalism 4 Respect for age 5 Egalitarianism 6 Being direct 7 Self-reliance 8 Informality 9 Centrality of Family 10 Saving Face Asking the boss' opinion on something you are an expert on Disagreeing openly with someone at a meeting Use of understatement 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 Asking people to call you by your first name Inviting the teaboy to eat lunch with you in your office At a meeting, agreeing with a suggestion you think is wrong Not laying off an older employee whose work performance is weak