Oddly enough a friend and I were talking about one of his coworker's company trip to China a couple of weeks ago. He was an engineer and did some work there. When it was time to leave, they threw a party/picnic in his honor. The American engineer had to pay for it and it wasn't cheap.
"they threw a party/picnic in his honor. The American engineer had to pay for it and it wasn't cheap."
There's a great lesson in that (remember the next time an unwanted house guest arrives!)