Hey, look at these paintings on the wall! Aren't they beautiful? Linda bought some good paintings.
Yeah, very impressive. Oh, this one's marvelous!
Sure, they're very colorful.
Thank you. You are very generous with your compliments.
You know the first thing most Chinese students would ask is how much did this painting cost?
Right. I've noticed that too. They always ask that question before they say anything else.
That's true. Most Chinese do that. I don't know why. It's just a habit. I've noticed that foreigners often make compliments soon after they see a product someone has bought - even if they don't really mean it.
Yeah, we're just different. We can't figure out why many Chinese people don't give big hugs to their own parents after they grow up.
No, we don't do that. At least very few people I know do that.
And as far as I know, it's not common for a Chinese to say, I love you to anyone including his or her soul mate.