Salzman's "Iron and Silk": Losing Face Everyone has experienced losing face. I can remember as a kid, being caught in a lie and trying desperately to weasel my way out without looking stupid. There were times as an adult, I would deny having problems at my job, too worried of loosing creditability. In Mark Salzman's book “ Iron and Silk”, he shows the Chinese culture and how important it is to keep face in front of a foreigner. Early in the book, Mark is introduced to Pan a marital arts expert. During he first encounter the reader can see that Pan is a strong and domineering instructor. The stude....

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