Ms. Lien and her friends spend hours in Hanoi’s Old Quarter choosing gifts for friends so as not to be known as stingy, go out empty handed.
Buying gifts for relatives and friends after traveling has long been a controversial topic. For some people, it’s natural, but for others, they don’t have to, even if they don’t have the habit.
As a person who often travels domestically and abroad, Ms. Hoang Huong, 35 years old, Hanoi, said that buying gifts for relatives after each trip, including business trips, is completely normal. She has a hobby of wandering at each destination to buy “nice or strange” things for her family. She even livestreams on the spot to ask her relatives for advice. “After a few days away from home, I returned with a few small gifts, my husband and children also felt happier. That shows affection and care”, Ms. Huong said.
Many people will buy special gifts and souvenirs in the place they go to to create memories for the trip, and at the same time show their care to their loved ones. However, this also creates awkward situations, some people are awkward when they forget to buy gifts or just focus on going out without gifts to bring back, being judged stingy.
Thu Lien, 26 years old, lives in Ho Chi Minh City, for many years when traveling, she did not post photos on social networks because someone would comment “Remember to buy gifts!”. “At that time, I didn’t know how to react. It was funny to laugh, but if I answered yes, I would have to do it, otherwise I would be thought of as breaking my word and unintentionally making others wait,” Ms. Lien said.
About 6 years ago, when she was a student traveling to Hanoi, Ms. Lien and her friend spent hours in the old town choosing gifts for classmates so as not to be said to be stingy, “hanging out”. without gifts”. The tour schedule is closed and there is little time, still have to worry about choosing gifts, she and her friend were late for the flight, each had to pay a few hundred thousand more to return to Ho Chi Minh City. “Since then, I think I only buy gifts when I really want to and have time. Traveling is just travel, and gifts are given on other occasions, you don’t have to travel to buy gifts,” Ms. Lien shared. shall.
A stall displaying all kinds of local specialties in a tourist area in Tuyen Quang. Image: Huynh Nhi
Mr. Minh Nguyen, 30 years old, also believes that gifts when traveling must come from each person, some people want others, not something obvious and mandatory. Before the trip, he did not put too much emphasis on gifts, most importantly, to have fun and relax.
“If I see something unique and I think the whole family will be interested, I will buy it. I want to share my trip and feeling through the gift, not the buy for free, heavy suitcase, while having something to buy. You can buy it at home. Once you buy a gift, you will be selective. Not to mention the gift that people don’t like,” said Nguyen.
“If I want to give someone a gift, I won’t let them speak first, but proactively give it early,” Nguyen added. And if someone asks for a gift but you are not prepared, just say that the luggage is overweight or the tour schedule is dense, and there is no time to buy gifts. “Handling a little skillfully will make us not feel guilty,” said Ms. Thu Lien.
Question “Do you buy gifts?” already so familiar, now it’s actually more of a courtesy than “claiming” for real gifts and shouldn’t be too serious. However, this also depends on the individual, depending on the personality. For some it is a funny question, while for others it is awkward. The best way is to ask about their trip, listen to them talk about the journey rather than focusing on gifts. Some people think that they will invite friends to a small meal to tell stories, when they can’t buy gifts, consider it “fun to the whole village”.
Huynh Nhi
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