When we're with people from different countries，we sometimes have misunderstandings，or make mistakes．Read What did I do？and decide what each misunderstanding or mistake is．
When I was at university in England，my English tutor invited a group of us to her home．I didn't want to make any mistakes，such as staying too late．So when she brought us a drink before we began the meal，I said，‘Thank you for inviting us to your home and for inviting us to dinner．Could you tell me when we can leave？’She laughed and said，‘So，you can't wait to leave？’Lu，China
I was visiting Germany for the first time and I received an invitation to visit my most important customer in her house．I decided to take her a beautiful bunch（束）of twelve red roses and her husband a bottle of wine．I gave her the flowers，but she just looked embarrassed（尴尬的）．Douglas，Scotland
A British colleague invited me to join his friends after work．We went to pub where he bought me a drink and he suggested a meal in a restaurant．At the end of the meal，I was very surprised to see everyone take out their wallets to pay the waiter．My friend expected me to pay as well，but I feel it was very mean（吝啬的）of him not to pay for me as he invited me．Kenji，Japan
I was sitting in a bus in Bristol when an elderly（上了年纪的）lady got on the bus．It was crowded and there weren't any seats．A middle-aged man said very loudly，‘Would you offer the lady your seat，please？’Why didn't he give her his seat？Carlos，Spain
I've only recently arrived in the USA and don't have many friends so I was pleased to meet a really nice American in the college cafeteria the other week．We had a long conversation，she told me the story of her life，she showed me photos of her family，and she left me her address．The following week I saw her，but although she smiled and said‘Hi！’in a friendly way，she went and sat with other friends．I feel very hurt．Does she expect me to call on her？I feel I need an invitation．Hana，Lebanon
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