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