One thing you will notice in China when you compliment someone is that they rarely will accept your compliment. It is quite polite to look humble and it is seen as presumptuous to reply "thank you!". Quite often you will hear a famous chinese expression that is used in that kind of situation. But we in the western world have a bit of trouble understanding that, so much that we are the subject of a popular chinese joke regarding our misunderstanding of this important cultural difference. Tune in to this lesson to find out...
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