●Gift Giving across Cuures（第1页）

●GiftGivingacrossCultures

&giftmayallowagoodbusiionshiporfriendshiptoflourish，whilethewronggiftbreakuprelationshipstoahalt。Theperfectgiftswillreflectyourcreativity，thoughtfuloretsand，perhapsmostimportantly，yoodtaste。Whengivingfoodgifts，beawareofarisyourretmayhaveduetomedical，religiousorethis。Whensendinggiftsoverseas，learnaboutthefnsofyourretfirst，toavoideitheroffendithemtopayanydutyortaxo。Andbeawareofcross-culturaldifferences。Ifyou’rehoienttyiftduetoethniciousdiffereheirculturefirst!

◇WhensendingasympathygifttooffercestoaJewishfamily，itisappropriatetosendafoodgifttothehome。Berespectfulofculturaldietaryrestris。IfgivingafoodgifttoaJewishorIsraeliret，besureitiskosher。

◇Whensendis，beawareitissideredbadludanevennumberofflowerstoabusinerinEurope。

&iousaboutseaincolorsofflowersoverseas。Forexample，yellowflowerssymbolizedeathinMexifidelityieflowerssymbolizedeathinJapahemumsaremainlyusedforfuneralsinBelgium，SpainandFrance。

&uresemphasizeoanbers。Ina，givinggiftsinsingleoroddnumbersmayimplyloneliiosgiveninapairsymbolizesgoodluck。

◇InRussiancorporateculture，it’sappropriatetosendasmallbusi，buttraditionallyitsvalueshouldberelatedtothebusiness-person’srank。

◇KeepinmindFreuredictatesthatyoudonotincludeyourbusinesscard>

◇SendingfoodgiftstoadiyhostedbysomeoneofIndoisimproperandinsultyourhost—uisagreeduponbeforehahank-yougiftofafruitbasketordyafterwardsinstead。

&meetingahemwithsmallgiftsisagreatwaytoshowyoursiiablishingalong-termbusihegiftsshouldbethoughtfula，andshouldrepresentyourtryorfeatureyourpanylogo。

◇Itisaesetiftthreetimesbeforeag，topreventfrreedy。uetoinsistu，thensayyouarepleasuretheyhavedoneso。Ifyoureceiveagift，itisexpectedyouwillfollowthesameroutine。

◇Whensendioretsofesedest，avoidsendingwhiteflowers，specificallythemums，whistearsordeathiure。

◇Totheese，itissideredbadetiquettetoegifts。

◇InJapan，Itisimportanttoexgegiftindoingbusiness，whibolizesthestrengthofabusiionship。

◇TotheTaiwaheexgeofbusisisverypopular。Wheinggiftsinpersootakeahatyouhaveatleastoforanyodsothatyoureciproexpectedlypresehagift。

◇InAsia，giftsareusedasexpressionsoffriendshipandthehopeoffuturebusinessprosperity。Theyaretraditioheendofasuccessfulmeeting，oratthestartofaionship。