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| Everyone likes to receive gifts. In many countries people give gifts for special occasions. For example, in the United States people give 1 for birthdays, weddings, and when someone graduates from high school or college. In Japan many people give gifts at special times in the summer and 2 . And in some countries people give a person a gift when they visit the person's home. But how do you choose the 3 gift? It's not always easy to find a great gift for everyone, especially when you are buying a gift for someone from another 4 . In many Western countries watches and 5 are nice gifts. However, Chinese people do not like clocks as gifts. The Chinese words that mean to give a clock are similar to the words for to die. So many Chinese people think that a clock as a gift is bad 6 . Many people around the world think that flowers are always a safe gift. But even flowers can be 7 ! In Russia a gift of an odd number of flowers (1,3,5, etc. ) is okay. But a gift of an even number of flowers (2,4, 6, etc. ) is not okay. It's only for funerals! People in China do not like gifts of white flowers, because white is the color for funerals. And don't 8 red roses to a stranger from Germany. They may think you love them! Red roses mean love in several cultures! | |||
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