The difference between American gift giving and China gift giving.

My English is not good, but from my personal point of view, I will provide you with some materials. Whether it is correct or not, please refer to.

China here includes not only the Chinese world in Southeast Asia and even the West, but also foreign countries here, especially the West. In fact, Southeast Asia has accepted China's thought and lifestyle since ancient times, and the way of giving gifts is similar to that of China.

1. Types of gifts. China people give gifts and send cigarettes and alcohol; It may not be fashionable for foreigners (not just the United States) to give gifts, and they have long paid attention to hygiene. When I was a child, there was no TV. I didn't see it with my own eyes When I was in high school, I heard from the class teacher that there was a classic story of Beijingers in new york. China people go to a foreigner's house to have sex, and they don't let him in with cigarettes and wine-how can you hurt me!

Second, the time to open the gift box. China people give gifts, including red envelopes, which are all opened at the back, so they may suffer. For example, after the wedding reception, they go home to open red envelopes, which contain toilet paper and some people eat rice. When foreigners give gifts, both the giver and the recipient hope to open the box in public, deepen friendship and increase the atmosphere at the event site.

Third, the season of giving gifts. What benefits do China people seek when they celebrate holidays, related anniversaries, relationships and gifts? Relatively speaking, foreigners give gifts, because Chinese and foreign festivals do not overlap, so there is little difference, and foreigners pay more attention to anniversaries. China people associate the New Year with relationships, not only between relatives and friends, but also on the occasion of the New Year.

Foreigners also have their dark side, and all kinds of bribery scandals emerge one after another. Sadly, people in China celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with luxurious packaging. Bamboo slips are bigger than pearls. At first glance, mooncake boxes costing thousands of dollars are not for their own consumption, but for "reciprocity". This is a major drawback of attaching importance to etiquette and human relations.

One of the advantages of foreigners' gifts is that China people attach importance to festivals and interpersonal relationships. Foreigners pay attention to anniversaries and the encouragement of gifts, such as graduation ceremony, adult ceremony for primary and secondary school students, obtaining degrees and obtaining various qualifications. Therefore, just as rural wives are concentrated in one year, while urban wives have developed all year round, China people frequently give gifts on holidays, allowing businesses to concentrate on New Year's Day and Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, while foreign countries do.

4. Festivals in China are favored by foreigners, who are keen on festivals, which changes the important activity or life link of giving gifts at home and abroad-giving gifts is an activity that should be paid attention to at home and abroad and can be upgraded to a life link.

Nowadays, due to the rapid economic growth in China and the rich China elements in overseas Chinese communities, traditional festivals with China characteristics are being loved abroad, so foreigners are also learning to give small gifts to relatives and friends during the Spring Festival in China to celebrate the China Festival. In the past 100 years, China people have been learning and getting used to western lifestyles and social etiquette, from wearing suits to drinking coffee. Especially in recent 30 years, Valentine's Day seems to have become the life content of China people, and sending roses is no longer shocking. In 2007 or 2008, underwear was popular on Valentine's Day, and China people only sighed in February 14, after February 65438+. Mother's Day and Father's Day advocated by students and white-collar workers have also become national holidays. Sending flowers to my mother and practical clothes has become the difference between China and foreign countries. This is a gratifying phenomenon.

However, apart from the problem of gift-giving, there is also a phenomenon that Koreans compete to register traditional festivals in China. Although this is a digression, it also illustrates a problem. Here, I hope you can understand that foreigners can accept China's festivals in addition to their own, which is a manifestation of their freedom and friendliness. China people can't just prove their democracy and advancement through foreign festivals, nor can they forget their ancestors and roots, let alone let the traditional achievements of civilization be lost in our generation.

Because foreigners promote their "foreign festivals" with cultural aggression, foreigners rob our festivals, which is a plunder of cultural achievements, a distortion of history and a reversal of black and white!