be ask ed. Take topic of age as an example. Englishmen don ’t like to mention their real age, especially for old people. In Western culture, the value of age is almost negligible. Asking a person ’s age is very rude and is considered lacking in good manners. If old people are willing to talk about their age, they would naturally talk about this issue .For example, they will want others to guess how old they are . N ext topic is related to money. In the West , people think the money issue is purely individual. Even within the family, generally family members donot know the exact e of each other . But this does not mean the relationship between family member s isnot good. This is merely a reflection ofa perception: f amily allow s its members to maintain a certain degree of independence and
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