Gift Giving In Various Cultures

Gift Giving In Various Cultures: "The businessman who heads off to China to secure more business with a clock as a gift, may find himself returning home with a loss of business instead! The reason? In many Chinese dialects, the phrase 'give clock' [song zhong] sounds the same as the ones which refer to attending a funeral or seeing someone off into death. Some also see it as referring to the ending of a relationship rather than beginning or stengthing one. Either way, the businessman should have done his homework before leaving." ... (Click on title link above to read entire cultural gift giving article...)