A Classmate from an Asian Country Seems Puzzled When You

question 9

Multiple Choice

A classmate from an Asian country seems puzzled when you say, "I'm fighting this cold. I'll beat it yet!" This is probably because:

• A) People in Asia don't get colds.
• B) Eastern ideas about health often do not embrace metaphors of "fighting" and "battling" illness.
• C) In Eastern cultures, it is considered impolite to talk about minor illnesses in public.

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