Yes or no

On her first day in Micronesia, Lisa said she thought people were ignoring her request. The day was hot and shee needed a cold drink. She went into a store and asked, Do you have cold drinks? the woman there didnt say anything. Lisa rephrased the question. Still the woman said nothing. At this point Lisa gave up and left the store. She soon learned that lifted her eyebrows, which in Micronesia man mean yes. The reminded Jan of an experience in Bulgaria, she told the others. She had gone into a restaurant that was famus for its stuffed cabbage. Do you have stuffed cabbage today? she asked the waiter. He nodded his head. Jan eagerly waited. The cabbage never arrived. In Bulgaria , a nod means no. In Pekín, David said he had a different kind of problem. When David asked his students: can we meet at 8:00 next week instead of our usual time?, they inmedediatelly ansewed yes. So David was greatly surpised when the students never came to class. His collegues explained that the students couldnt came at 8:00 but said they could some-especially a superior -by saying no