Gifts

= **Colors** =

Cultural Scenario-You have applied for a cultural trip to China. You know that you will be meeting other teachers along the way. You buy small gifts for them and wrap them in white tissue paper. At your first stop during the trip the recipients of your gifts seem upset. Response-White is a sign of death or a funeral. Rewrap the gifts in red paper.

=**Opening**=

Cultural Scenario-Korean parents bring you a gift. You open it and thank them profusely for their generosity. The parents look uncomfortable. Response-Koreans consider it rude to open a gift in front of the giver. Gift giving is very serious business. You don't want to show any signs of a lack of appreciation for the gift. In order to avoid this, gifts are not opened in the presence of the giver.

=****Numbers**** =

 Scenario--As a reward for good work in your class you give students a packet of 4 pencils with decorative erasers. Your Japanese students take two and leave two behind. response--Two is considered very lucky and four is very unlucky. Give gifts in twos.