单选题 People"s attitudes 1 gift-giving may 2 from country to country, 3 the desire to convey a feeling of friendship is universal. Here is an example to 4 the differences.
Japan is a 5 country. It is not 6 in Japan to offer a gift to a person who is 7 or has been helpful. When people do that, the gifts 8 be substantial and expensive. 9 , at least in the typical Japanese style, it is not 10 to attach a thank-you note or card to the gift. Japanese people may express their 11 and friendship directly through the gift they have 12 and given to the person they love and respect.
In 13 , you are likely to get more cards 14 gifts in the United States. A card may come with a small gift or no gift at all. In general, American people don"t 15 very much whether the gift is expensive or not. As a matter of 16 , your gift to them would be 17 all the more if you made it yourself 18 buying it from a store. And the words on the card seem to be the most important thing. 19 someone does not have a card on hand, he or she would write you a thank-you note on a piece of paper, give it to you 20 or put it in your pigeon hole.