Gift Giving and Personal Space

Typically, gifts are not exchanged at the initial meeting. Presents can be exchanged once the connection has grown. Individual gifts are particularly welcome if they are from your own country. Never use just your left hand to give or accept presents since that hand is seen as dirty. Gifts are typically not unwrapped in front of the benefactor.

Instead, use red, blue, or green for a present or wrappings. Black symbolizes wrath, evil, and negativity, while white is only appropriate for funerals and times of mourning. Avoid purchasing presents made of pig or leather. Avoid being within arm's reach of other people. Avoid touching somebody on the head in public and refrain from doing so. Avoid touching another person's foot as it is deemed unclean (this rule also applies to the left hand) (apologise immediately if this is accidental).