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connections to help a friend get something hard to obtain. They give each other money and might help each other out financially over a long time. Chinese usually expect more from their friends. In the West, you can certainly ask a friend to do something with you, but you recognize that your friend may say no, if he or she gives you as reason. You would not expect a friend to drop everything to respond to a nonurgent need such as shopping. Nor would you expect a friend to recognize and respond to your wishes without stating them. A friend in China is someone who offers help without waiting to be asked. There are few limits to what you can expe