What's the difference between giving a gift and giving a souvenir?
Souvenirs are bearing commemorative items, known as souvenirs, souvenirs are usually in kind and there can be preserved for a long time, souvenir souvenir thing, more extensive use, such as: the memory of an individual, to commemorate something, a memorial meeting held a memorial or personal feelings etc..
Give people gifts is completely different, the gift property is more focused on business value, the traditional concept of Chinese has been emphasized "reciprocity", and not to reciprocate, and not to go, I see; this means a return to you, send me gifts I'll give you back. I send you a gift, you do not return, next time I will no longer send. Therefore, the gift of giving is purposeful. An ideal gift, for both the giver and the receiver, expresses a particular desire to deliver a particular message. A gift is a declaration that declares your relationship with the recipient: a common friend, a friendly relative, a grateful subordinate, or an ardent admirer. It also reflects what you want yourself to think of in other people's minds, a person who appreciates others, an elegant person, or a person who knows how to terminate a relationship with a smile. More importantly, it is a declaration of recipients: his loyalty to get your approval, his perseverance spirit is worth praising, his leadership of the departments is crucial, his health is concerned, he has become a pleasure to do business. In short, he deserves thanks.
However, there is still a big difference between eastern and Western cultures in giving gifts. The first is the difference in gift giving. Chinese people often pay attention to the real meaning of the gift, that is, its practical value, rather than the things that do not seem to be useful. Westerners tend to pay attention to gifts in order to commemorate the value. To be exact, the Chinese send gifts, while Westerners send souvenirs. Therefore, Westerners do not pay attention to the weight of the gift or the price of the gift, but the commemorative significance of the gift. There is an old saying China, Trinidad send goose, courtesy light weight friendship." Westerners gift giving habits really reflect this principle.
