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Oh thanks everyone for your great ideas. Yeah, like many of you suggested I do wish to get gifts that are unique to seattle/united states. I do like the idea of chocolates and coffee. not too sound too greedy but, any more ideas?
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California wine. It's uniquely american and will dispell the notion that french wines are so great ;)
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dunno if this would be appropriate for your tutor but when i went to Japan i gave my host sisters fashion magazines from the us and they really liked those
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[quote=bioload;573184]Hope I posted in the correct forum, please move thread if not.
Greetings! I hope you guys can help me out, this is a serious life or death crisis :p. Here is my situation... in less than a month, I will be moving to Tokyo for a research project in a neurobiology lab for the next year. I've got just two :vsign: questions! 1. I am not quite attuned to japanese culture, so just wondering if it's normal/expected/weird/too much to give my future professor and tutor a gift?If so... >> I think it is depen on person whether it is weird normal expected.:) 2. What shall I get them? In Japan, is there some sort of traditional gift that students give to their teachers (like giving an apple)? Here's a brief profile/my relations of/to them... >>>> yes there are many sort of traditional gifts however I'm not sure that students give to their teachers or not . will you visit as a student? I think it is enough to give small your coutri's gift. candy something special.:) Professor: male, middle-aged, well-known in the field, head honcho, even though I will be working in his lab I probably won't see him often. Tutor: female, in her twenties, will be working closely with her, the person that will be showing me the ropes for the next year. >>>> small local gift plus your family's pictures and your hometown's one will be pleased I think.:) Thanks, J[/QUOTE |
[quote=bioload;573184]Hope I posted in the correct forum, please move thread if not.
Greetings! I hope you guys can help me out, this is a serious life or death crisis :p. Here is my situation... in less than a month, I will be moving to Tokyo for a research project in a neurobiology lab for the next year. I've got just two :vsign: questions! 1. I am not quite attuned to japanese culture, so just wondering if it's normal/expected/weird/too much to give my future professor and tutor a gift?If so... >> I think it is depen on person whether it is weird normal expected.:) 2. What shall I get them? In Japan, is there some sort of traditional gift that students give to their teachers (like giving an apple)? Here's a brief profile/my relations of/to them... >>>> yes there are many sort of traditional gifts however I'm not sure that students give to their teachers or not . will you visit as a student? I think it is enough to give small your coutri's gift. candy something special.:) Professor: male, middle-aged, well-known in the field, head honcho, even though I will be working in his lab I probably won't see him often. Tutor: female, in her twenties, will be working closely with her, the person that will be showing me the ropes for the next year. >>>> small local gift plus your family's pictures and your hometown's one will be pleased I think.:) Thanks, J[/QUOTE |
i just remembered some other gifts i gave to my host family before:
some t-shirts from ucla postcards from hollywood local stuff's a good idea ^^ |
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