Gift Giving and Gits to Avoid
2 min readGift Giving
“Courtesy demands reciprocity”，goes an old Chinese saying，and the advice is an indispensable part of social interactions.It is important to both private and business relationships.The best choice for the initial meeting is a gift that expresses some unique aspect of your country.The gift packaging should be red or any other festive color.White and black are ominous and should be avoided.It is not proper，and is even considered to be unfortunate，to take a clock as a gift or to choose one having to do with the number four，which sounds like death in Chinese.
Even though even numbers are considered as good luck，the number four is an exception.Do not brag about your gift in front of the recipient，and you should use bothhands when presenting it.Generally，the recipient may graciously refuse the present when first offered.In this case，you should correctly assess the situation and present it once again.Iif the recipient did not open your git，it does not mean that he or she is not interested in it.It is polite to open it after you leave.
Gits to Avoid
Scissors，knives，or other sharp objects can be interpreted as the seveonml ring of a friendship or other bond.As a gesture of friendship，if you do want to give these items as a gift，ask your friend to give you a very small amount of money，such as 10 cents or One RMB in return for this gift.By doing so，you would have“sold”it to him rather than given it to him.
