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