Chinese and Western gift taboos?

Chinese gift taboos: can’t give lovers umbrellas, “umbrella” and “San” sound the same; can’t give a green hat to a man, which means the wife is unfaithful; can’t give a bell to the elderly; white items are the color of great sorrow and poverty, black is also regarded as unlucky, the color of disaster, the color of mourning; can’t give medicine to healthy people, let alone personal supplies for friends of the opposite sex.

French gifts: send flowers without bundling; in France, gifts are generally chosen at the time of reunion, and the choice of gifts should express praise for the wisdom of the French host. When invited to a French family for dinner, a few unbundled flowers should be sent.

Dutch gifts: send less food; in the Netherlands, people are mostly used to eating raw and cold food, and gifts should not be given food, and gifts should be wrapped in paper products; when visiting a Dutch family, do not be too attentive to the hostess; when men and women go up the stairs together, the etiquette is just the opposite of that in most countries: men are in front, women are behind.

British gift-giving: I hate gifts marked by the company; the British pay attention to appearance, and generally give gifts that don’t cost much, such as high-end chocolate, famous wine, and flowers. It is also the favorite thing for the British to receive gifts; the appropriate time to give gifts should be after dinner or after watching the play. The British generally do not appreciate gifts marked with the company’s logo; if the company gives gifts, it is best to use the boss and private name.

Arab gift-giving: Due to the prohibition of alcohol, spirits, and gifts printed with animal patterns in Arabia, they believe that gift paper with animal patterns on these gift bags will bring misfortune; if you don’t give gifts when you meet for the first time, it is considered that you want to pay bribes; you must not give gifts to their wives, which is an invasion of their wives, and they will also think that you have violated their privacy.

Russian gift-giving: Never send money. Russians are very particular about giving and receiving gifts. Russians are taboo about giving money to others, believing that giving money is an insult to the personality. If you want to send flowers without sending double, in their opinion, even numbers are unlucky.