Salzman's "Iron And Silk": Losing Face
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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 ....
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.... up. Mark wanted to 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 stu ....
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Word count: 480
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
