The taboos of giving gifts in the world

You shouldn’t give anthropomorphous gifts to the Islamic people. You also shouldn’t give the alcoholic drink, sculpture and pictures of female to them. They believe that the alcoholic drink is a very bad thing.
You should give the gift which is very meaningful but not very expensive to the Englishmen. However, don’t give lily to the Englishmen because the lily presents dying in the United Kingdom.
Furthermore, people who have received the gift should open the gift box in public.
You should give the odd number gifts to the American. Furthermore, the pack of gifts should be very great.


Don’t give the azalea, chrysanthemum and yellow flowers to the Frenchmen. Furthermore, don’t give gift which has pattern of Red-crowned crane. They think the Red-crowned crane is the sign of foolish.
Don’t give the clocks, watches, white flowers, yellow flowers and blanket to the people of Hong Kong.
Don’t give money as gifts to the Russian. They think that it means bounty and affront.
Giving gifts is very popular behavior in the Japan. You should receive gifts by your two hand. You shouldn’t open the box of gift in public. Furthermore, you should mention the gift and say thank you when you met the people again.

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