"You don't give a knife as a gift" ...Umm really!?!

link2derek said:
That's correct... and interesting about your friends! The other thing you're not supposed to do (at least, in Asian countries) is gift a timepiece (a clock or watch) - that means you want the person to run out of time (i.e., die), and that's not good for the "friendship" either! Hehe...
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This is more of a Chinese quirk that plays on the language. Remember that Chinese is tone-based, and giving a clock is known as 送钟, which has the exact pronunciation as 送终, which is to pay one's last respects.
 
^^^ Thanks for the clarification, Etna - it was indeed a Chinese friend of mine that told me about the clock thing, so that makes sense.
 
Knife given as a gift for someone, here in Finland, is great idea, and liked present.
Anyone here who gets a knife as gift is glad.

No any talks about penny or severed friendship.

So, customs are different from here to there....
 
FinnWolf said:
Knife given as a gift for someone, here in Finland, is great idea, and liked present.
Anyone here who gets a knife as gift is glad.

No any talks about penny or severed friendship.

So, customs are different from here to there....
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As it should be. I like it. :D
 
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