跨文化交际-Gift-giving.ppt

Gift-giving,Gift-giving,For example,it is quite usual to present two bottles of wine rather than one.Apart from being more generous even numbers of gifts suggest good luck.As to types of gifts,fruit is a common one to bring with when visiting a family.,Gift-giving,However,things are quite different in the West.Guests invited to dinner in the West frequently bring only one bottle of wine.One is quite enough,two are of course welcome but unusual and not expected.As they are expected to be consumed at the meal,Gift-giving,bringing two might even give the impression that the giver is a heavy drinker who fears she will not have enough to drink!Taking fruit to such an occasion is unusual.Traditionally gifts of fruit are thought of as only appropriate for visits to people who are ill.,Gift-giving,In individualist culture,offering gift is a sign of friendship as in china.But differently,what counts is not the price but the intention.So you can as well bring something homemade as paying for something inexpensive.Since money is not essential,so people are,Gift-giving,supposed to open the gift as soon as they are given to express appreciation for the intention without the risk of being regarded as greedy or interested too much in material things.In the West,it is regarded as polite to open gifts as soon as they are given to express appreciation.In China,the situation is quite the,Gift-giving,reverse.Normally we Chinese feel that if you open the gift as soon as it is given,you might embarrass the person who gives the gift and you might be thought greedy.So Chinese people tend to open the gifts after the visitors have left.,Gift-giving,What is more,many people send gifts without wrapping them,and if they wrap them,they usually tell the receiver what is inside,and the receiver will thank the sender and put the gift aside without unwrapping them since they already know what is inside.However,when we,Gift-giving,receive gifts from an English native speaker,in order to avoid misunderstanding,we may follow their custom by opening the gifts in front of him or her and express our appreciation.,Task,A starts the conversation by asking the first question,You are A.Your questions should be related to the topic of“Cross-cultural Differences in Gift Giving”.Here are some suggestions for you to prepare your questions:,Task,Ask B when gifts may be given in China and in the West.Ask B what different types of gifts people may prefer in the West and in China.Ask B what kind of people we may give gifts to in China and in the west.Ask B if there is anything not suitable for a gift in the West and in China.,Thank you!,