Monday, June 18, 2012

Japanese and Chinese Gift-Giving Etiquette (Series 029)

The topic for the 29th presentation in the series was 'Japanese and Chinese etiquette in gift giving'...
 Twenty students, including five international students attended the session today...
Kaho Kobayashi from the Law Faculty gave a talk in English about the Japanese practices of gift giving...
 Students enjoy their lunch while listening to the speakers...
 The Chinese side of the story was presented by Tou Houi who hails from Beijing Technology University...
There were several questions touching on matters such as why the numbers 4 and 9 were not favored... on why the color red or silver and not black is used for wrappers... and the rationale of the green cap implying infidelity of the wife in China...

The moderator was Fan from China...

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