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lunes, 16 de junio de 2008

Gifts - T


· Gift giving is often appreciated within a business setting. Good gifts for a first trip include items with small company logos on them. Be sure the products were not manufactured in Taiwan.
· When giving or receiving a gift, use both hands. The gift is not opened in the presence of the giver.
· The Chinese traditionally decline a gift three times before accepting; this prevents them from appearing greedy. Continue to insist; once they accept the gift, say you are pleased that they have done so.
· The Taiwanese associate all the following gifts and colors with funerals; avoid them:
- Straw sandals
- Clocks
- Storks or cranes
- Handkerchiefs (often given at funerals; they symbolize sadness and weeping)
- Gifts (or wrapping paper) in which the predominant color is white, black, or blue
· Also avoid gifts of knives, scissors, or cutting tools; to the Taiwanese they suggest the severing of a friendship.
· Flowers were traditionally associated only with the sick, with weddings, and with funerals. Should you have cause to bring flowers as a gift, make sure you give an even number of flowers. An odd number of flowers would be very unlucky.
· At Chinese New Year it is customary to give a gift of money in a red envelope to children and to the service personnel you deal with on a regular basis. This gift is called a hong bao. Give only new bills in even numbers and even amounts.
· It is customary to reciprocate a gift with one of similar value. Therefore, choose a gift that takes into account the receiver’s economic means.