Under these circumstances, communication is likely to be very awkward. Subordinates’ dependency on those of higher status will only exist as long as are turning. For example, when eating dinner at a restaurant, higher earners would normally be expected to pay the bill for their group. In Thai language, this is considered as an act of nam jai (น้ำใจ). This would be expected by others as a token of appreciation, and as an action of maintaining harmony in the Buddhist tradition of charitable generosity. Otherwise, counterdependency develops when one party feels slighted. This is characteristic of in-group dynamics in Thailand, and some overlapping may be observed in these circumstances as shifting from power distance to collectivism, and vice versa.