Part 1 of Essay
Everyone has experienced losing face. I can remember as a kid, being caught in a lie and trying desperately to weasel my way out without looking stupid. There were times as an adult, I would deny having problems at my job, too worried of loosing creditability. In Mark Salzman's book “ Iron and Silk”, he shows the Chinese ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... know why public sighs of affection were so rare in China. Mark said the only time he had seen two Chinese people kissing was when a mother kissed her infant child. Children any older than five should not be kissed. The students explained that showing affection was just not done, it wasn't normal. At the end of class one student stayed, he confessed that he still kissed his children. Every night after they have gone to sleep he sneaks into their room to kiss them. The student could not admit to the entire clas ....