Compliments are everywhere

Getting new dress not so much among boys, getting new phone, car yes among boys. For good scores at exams, yes too. Compliments overall among boys are not often, but they are often enough.

Yes. Giving compliments is a good way to make us feel close. Indeed, this kind of behavior is everywhere in our country. However, instead of saying"Your dress is beautiful", we may say"Are you going to have a date?". Of course when someone gets a good score, we are more likely to say"You are the controller of study",which is called Xueba in Chinese. Anyway, we speak in a subtle way, not directly.

Yes, that is common. If I did something well, my friends and acquaintances may give me compliments.

When I graduated from university in the U.S., we all walked down the street. We were wearing caps and gowns. This is traditional for people who graduate. People who we didn't know stopped to ask what we had studied and to congratulate us. Doctors, businessmen, lawyers, etc. It doesn't matter what field you study; if someone is graduating, it is something to congratulate. All of the people driving on that street honked their horns when they saw us. It almost made me cry.