Flowers make beautiful gifts don’t they? Yes, you say? Wrong! Not in China. In China it is considered rude to gift someone flowers for their birthday or wedding. The Chinese associate flowers with death and funerals and hence it is rude to gift them on happy occasions.
Besides flowers; even clocks, handkerchiefs and straw sandals are all unacceptable gifts. These items are all deemed inappropriate and morbid, and you’ll risk damaging the relationship if you present these gifts for any occasion to someone in China.
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