1. I recalled that I had read an article that mentioned the thankful mind. I think almost everything can be appreciated. Still being alive, have good experiences or bad experiences, and so on. We will say thank you when someone bought product/service from you. Would it be odd that the person also said thank you to you? It is not common but real. I suggested to my family to say thank you when buying anything. The reason is simple: he/she can provide the product/service you need.
2. Traditional culture would not encourage a family member to say thank you to another family member.(There is no need to say) However, with time/culture changes, I notice my brother starting to write thank you notes to my sisters from LINE (a tool commonly used in Taiwan).
3. Do you know that someone you know never says sorry? It is common, especially for men due to traditional culture. They would treat you better when they feel sorry instead of saying sorry to you. We believe that we should not care about what men say (they may lie to you) but focus on what they do.
4. Have you noticed that the refrigerator is almost full? The simple way was to stop buying something (if there is some in the refrigerator), consume those foods in the refrigerator instead. This way you may save some money and will have more space in the refrigerator. The same idea can be applied to other areas. Think about it.
5. I used to have a plan and stick to it; if something did not go as I expected, I became upset or angry. Someone I respected just told me if everything goes as I expected/planned, then it is not a life. After that, I only set the goal(s) but became flexible and did whatever was needed to achieve my goal(s).
6. My original family prefers sons to daughters. Daughters do not have the right to inherit any property from their parents. Nowadays, it is a little better. Men/sons eat before women/daughters. Men are not allowed to enter the kitchen to help. However, my mother decided to sold the house in Taiwan before she passed away; therefore, all money would be distributed to all her children. She did this since she had learned and realized that she should treat sons/daughters equally, which was a good model to show me: "It is never too late to learn."
7. One thing I remembered most when I worked at AT&T NJ as a consultant was FBI asked AT&T to get any query results back in a limited time. Those days AT&T handle all USA phone calls and saved them into somewhere and loaded into the DB. Sorry, I prefer not to give too many details. As the requirements were clear but had a very hard limit; we needed to invent the best creative solution to meet to requirements. It was a very fun experience.
8. Almost all people from Asia know this secret. We only tell our parents good news and leave bad news not to be mentioned until several months later as an experience.