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My family moved to America last year from a small town in North China.
I had a part time job as a in a Chinese restaurant. One day, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how I could bring their food so . I told her I always respected the elderly. I found herwhen she heard that. My manager heard my words. He took me aside and told me that Americans were sensitive ( 敏感的) to andthe description ( 描述) of "old". I then walked back to the table andsaid sorry to the wife. After they learned about the , they understood that the problem was caused by cultural, so they laughed.
In the USA, people think "growing old" is a problem. There many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by , like jogging or swimming. When I told the couple I respected the elderly, they got angry because this made them feel theyto stay young. They didn't want to hear that.
Now I have changed the way I treat the elderly. I still respect them, but now in a different, lessway.
