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Myargumentforthisviewgoesasfollows.

Alongwiththedevelopmentof…

Thereisalong-runningdebateastowhether…

Itiscommonly/generally/widely/believed/held

/accepted/recognizedthat

AsfarasIamconcerned,Icompletelyagreewiththeformer/thelatter.

Beforegivingmyopinion,Ithinkitisessentialtolookattheargumentofbothsides.

Culturaldifferences

MaLi: Hi,everyone.MynamesMaLi.Ineedsomehelponmy

homework—itsaboutculturaldifferences.CanIsitdownandtalktoyou?

Waled: Hi,MaLi,ImWaledfromBrunei.

Peter: AndImPeter,fromtheUK.Nicetomeetyou.MaLi: Nicetomeetyou,too.Canyoutellmeaboutsomecultural

differencesyouhavefound?

Peter: Waled,whydontyoutellherabouttheBritishteacherwhoopenedthepresentassoonashereceiveditattheend-of-termceremony?

MaLi: Oh,Ialreadyknowaboutthatone.MyAmericanfriendJackdidthesamething.

Peter: Well,itswhatwedointheWest.Itsrudenottoopena

presentwhensomeonegivesyouone.Weliketoseehowthepersonreacts.Wethinkitsstrangenottoopenit!Whatwouldbeanotherculturaldifference...letmethink.Well,Ioncewenttoan

acquaintancesweddinginKoreaandIwasverysurprised.

MaLi: Whywasthat?

Peter: Well,theyhadalivehenandaroosterasapartofthe

weddingceremony.

MaLi: Livechickens?

Peter: Yes.Roostersaresupposedtodrivebadspiritsawayfromtheweddingceremony,andhensarethoughttoensuregoodluckforthemarriage.Duringtheceremony,thehenlaidanegg,andeveryonecongratulatedthenewcouplebecauseitwasconsideredverylucky.

Waled:Thatsinteresting!InBrunei,atweddingreceptionsmenandwomenhavetositinseparatearea—sthemenwiththebridegroom,andthewomenwiththebride.Anotherdifferenceisthatwhileweservefood,softdrinks,teaandcoffee, alcohol is not permitted at the weddingreception—in fact, alcohol is altogether prohibited inBrunei.Andyoupro