How do Americans give gifts?

It is not complicated for Americans to give gifts to friends and colleagues. Usually, they go to other people's homes for dinner. Guests usually ask the host what to bring first. A bottle of wine, a packet of fruit or a bunch of flowers are all common handwritten letters. No one will be embarrassed by giving too few gifts, and the host does not need to turn them away because they are too heavy.

Americans, like China people, will also give each other gifts to show their friendship when holding various festive activities. However, Chinese and western cultures have very different views on gifts. For example, Americans like to give beautifully packaged gifts and open them on the spot, while China people are embarrassed to open them in front of the giver. China people pay different attention to gifts for their elders and younger generations, while Americans pay attention to occasions rather than generations. China people like to give gifts, while Americans seldom send cash, but most of them send gift cards. People in China like to send food and supplements, while Americans seldom send food, let alone supplements, because of cultural diversity. Americans like to send greeting cards to each other, so the business of Ma Hao company, which started with greeting cards, is doing very well, while China people think that greeting cards are a little naive, and so on.

The most typical way for Americans is to publish a list of gifts before the happy event. The list includes gadgets with a few dollars and electrical appliances with several hundred dollars. Guests can choose from the list according to their financial capacity. In this way, the gifts will not be repeated, and it is guaranteed that they are all things that the owner needs and loves. Major websites in the United States, such as Amazon and supermarkets, have such a service to register gift lists. Guests can print out the gift list in the supermarket, and tell you in detail which area and which line to buy in the supermarket, which saves time and convenience, or send it directly to the owner's home. Americans usually give gifts with gift receipts. If the owner finds that the gift is inappropriate, he can return it and replace it with a gift card to completely eliminate waste.

When they get married and have children, Americans will also receive many gifts. When people collect firewood, the flames are high. They help newlyweds or new parents buy necessities, such as diapers and baby clothes. New parents are always soft. Americans reciprocate differently from China. They will give each guest a "thank you card" instead of giving something back according to the weight of the gift. They will wait until the next wedding. Although no one will think this reply is too light, verbal thanks are not enough. People just pay attention to this form, just like a thank-you letter after a job interview must be written.