sternersthinkthatChinesepeopletendtoavoidsaying“no”directly.monwaysinwhichtheChineseexpressdisagreement,munication?Chinesepeoplegenerallyuseexpressionslike“possiblyno”or“I’mafraiditwon’twork”tosay“no”toothers.Thismakesthemlessdirectingivingrejections.2.AreallChineseso“discreetandmodest”thattherearen’tevenwordsfor“no”?No.Whenpeoplewithgreaterauthorityorpowersay“no”tothoseinalowerstatus(e.g.parentstochildren),theycanbeverydirectandstraightforward,e.g.“absolutelyno”.plimenteachother?(a)Whata…!(e.g.“Whatanicehat!”)(b)____________________________________.(Giveonestructureandoneexample)2.pliment?ordingtowhatyouhear.1.plimenteachother?(a)Whata…!(e.g.“Whatanicehat!”)(b)___________________________________(Giveonestructureandoneexample)Ilikeyour…(e.g.“Ilikeyourhat.”)Iloveyour…(e.g.“Iloveyourshoes.”)