The point is…good will

February 13, 2009

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After I told my dad that my boss gave me a raise he emailed me the following...

Suggestion:

instead of thank you card/note, you may buy a small gift for Alex. The gift may not have to be expensive.

Chinese usually consider so call “two-way” gift giving.  This means when person A (rich) gives person B (not rich) gifts several times. The person B usually need give person A gift in return. The gift value is not the point. The point is friendship exchange.

  • amaritudo

    My parents like to do this the other way. They always say “it's almost Christmas, why don't you buy your teacher something?”

  • amaritudo

    My parents like to do this the other way. They always say “it's almost Christmas, why don't you buy your teacher something?”

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