Comments on: How to Give Great Gifts to Your Chinese Friends https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/how-to-give-great-gifts-to-your-chinese-friends/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:56:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Wes Radez https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/how-to-give-great-gifts-to-your-chinese-friends/#comment-8368 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 17:57:39 +0000 http://www.chineseholidays101.com/?p=933#comment-8368 In reply to Stephanie.

Hi Stephanie, thank you for sharing this wonderful advice about gifts for recent exchange students from China. That’s definitely a unique case! ~Wes

]]> By: Stephanie https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/how-to-give-great-gifts-to-your-chinese-friends/#comment-8341 Sat, 26 Oct 2019 09:37:53 +0000 http://www.chineseholidays101.com/?p=933#comment-8341 Presenting something only found in America is a good gesture, but from personal experience, almost every Chinese person living in the US is searching for foods they used to eat in China even though they enjoy pizzas, KFC at times. It’s simply a difference in our palate. Some students can’t even adapt to eating American food at all. What you want is to make an exchange student feel at home. May I suggest you consider giving her half American foods and half Chinese so that you could tell right away what appeals to her more. I don’t know what she likes to eat, maybe you can buy some noodles, dumplings, buns, fresh soy milk (not SILK brand) from an Asian grocery.

]]> By: Wes Radez https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/how-to-give-great-gifts-to-your-chinese-friends/#comment-7918 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:10:12 +0000 http://www.chineseholidays101.com/?p=933#comment-7918 In reply to Dana.

That’s helpful information, Dana. Sounds like an incredible person! I might suggest a flower and a gift — either orchids (for nobility, wisdom and virtue) or a lotus (for purity, achievement and overcoming adversity) and a sweet local specialty from your corner of the world (for sweetness in life). A few other considerations…no white or yellow flowers or cut flowers, focus on quality above all else and convey the sentiments (such as above) you wish to send in either a card or verbally to express gratitude and respect for his teaching. Hope that helps! ~Wes

]]> By: Dana https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/how-to-give-great-gifts-to-your-chinese-friends/#comment-7917 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:54:36 +0000 http://www.chineseholidays101.com/?p=933#comment-7917 In reply to Wes Radez.

He is very traditional, but he is informal and personal with his students (including my daughter), and shares a lot of wisdom with them, and a lot of stories about his life, both here and in China. I know he loves gardening and my daughter says he loves Kung Fu, and he is still an incredible dancer. This performance is one of two big performances they do each year at college, so it is serious to him and the students. Their dance is choreographed by him and is about the life of the butterfly. Thank you for your help. He gives 100% to his students. – Dana

]]> By: Wes Radez https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/how-to-give-great-gifts-to-your-chinese-friends/#comment-7916 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:47:04 +0000 http://www.chineseholidays101.com/?p=933#comment-7916 In reply to Dana.

Hi Dana, it’s difficult to say without more information about the teacher and your relationship. How traditional is the teacher? How formal is your relationship? and, How serious is the occasion? ~Wes

]]> By: Dana https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/how-to-give-great-gifts-to-your-chinese-friends/#comment-7915 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:11:53 +0000 http://www.chineseholidays101.com/?p=933#comment-7915 My daughter has an amazing male Chinese ballet professor who has changed her life. The class as a whole wants to provide him a thank you gift after their upcoming performance. What do think is an appropriate thank you gift for a man?

]]> By: Wes Radez https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/how-to-give-great-gifts-to-your-chinese-friends/#comment-7795 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:32:57 +0000 http://www.chineseholidays101.com/?p=933#comment-7795 In reply to Kay.

Hi Kay, I couldn’t speculate, but it may be worth a call to your son to inquire. ~Wes

]]> By: Kay https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/how-to-give-great-gifts-to-your-chinese-friends/#comment-7791 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 12:49:00 +0000 http://www.chineseholidays101.com/?p=933#comment-7791 My son recently started dating a woman from China. This past weekend she came to our home for dinner so we could meet her. We gave her a nicely bound journal/notebook and a set of pens. I thought this would be a good gift, since she’s in the US working on her PhD. She said nothing and wouldn’t even acknowledge the gift. What did I do wrong? I’m embarrassed that I may have offended her. Your article was so informative. I wish I had read it before gift buying!

]]> By: Wes Radez https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/how-to-give-great-gifts-to-your-chinese-friends/#comment-6215 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 17:44:21 +0000 http://www.chineseholidays101.com/?p=933#comment-6215 In reply to A19.

Wonderful, A19! That should be a fun experience. Sweets and local specialities are generally good places to start for family gifts. You’ll find more specific advice in this comment thread and over in my Chinese New Year guide. ~Wes

]]> By: A19 https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/how-to-give-great-gifts-to-your-chinese-friends/#comment-6185 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:18:30 +0000 http://www.chineseholidays101.com/?p=933#comment-6185 I am from the UK and my boyfriend is Chinese (from Shanghai) and I am spending the upcoming Chinese New Year with him and his family. I was wondering what gifts would be appropriate to give his parents and grandparents?
Would really appreciate your help!

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