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Certain gifts are faux pas to give in certain countries as well as certain types of gifts are expected. I.e. $300 is expected for weddings and funeral in japan but gifts are not. – Mark Hosang May 26 '11 at 1:00

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added by Mark Hosang, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 12 '11 at 6:52

for example, in Japan, christmas day is like valentine's day in the west where you spend it with your significant other – Mark Hosang May 30 '11 at 6:25

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added by hippietrail Aug 25 '11 at 21:37

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added by Wikis Aug 9 '10 at 11:45

closed as off topic by deceze, Matt, johnc, bigown, Graham Sunderland Feb 4 '11 at 13:51

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Intended to be off-topic. – Wikis Aug 9 '10 at 11:45

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added by gkrogers Sep 23 '10 at 14:58

closed as off topic by johnc, mfg, Goran Jovic, Benny, Benoit Mar 3 '11 at 8:58

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That's law, not culture. – Yitzchak Jul 25 '11 at 22:02

Or it's immigration which has a proposal: area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/10331/… (law proposals seem to be routinely closed) – hippietrail Aug 1 '11 at 8:45

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added by adolf garlic , edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 12 '11 at 6:57

closed as off topic by frennky, Graham Sunderland, Benoit, Yitzchak, Nicolas Raoul Aug 23 '11 at 7:12

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This seems a rather subjective question. – kiamlaluno May 2 '11 at 19:09

No. You can measure it exactly. "Which price is the lowest?" – adolf garlic May 3 '11 at 12:42

Cheapest is only subjective if some people think $100 is cheaper than $10. (Best would indeed be subjective though). In any case it's off topic because it's about travel and not about culture so it belongs on travel.SE – hippietrail Aug 1 '11 at 8:43

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added by adolf garlic Dec 17 '10 at 12:44

but I would say that the converse "What gift is suitable to give in [country]" is ok. As different cultures have different rules for what are bad gifts. – Mark Hosang Aug 17 '11 at 8:25

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added by hippietrail Aug 1 '11 at 8:39

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added by Yitzchak Aug 1 '11 at 15:08

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added by Patrick, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 12 '11 at 6:51

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added by hippietrail, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 27 '11 at 21:17

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added by gkrogers Sep 23 '10 at 14:54

closed as off topic by johnc, DJClayworth, Goran Jovic, Lucia, Benny Feb 25 '11 at 9:45

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added by gkrogers Sep 23 '10 at 15:04

closed as off topic by adolf garlic , frennky, Phira, Mark Hosang, Laure Sep 18 '11 at 16:26

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What is "twinning"? I ask rather than Google because if enough people don't know then the question is too vague. – mfg Nov 3 '10 at 20:58

It's an agreement between two towns or cities, normally in different countries, to increase cultural and commercial ties. It's most obvious sign is the addition of the names of twinned towns to the "Welcome to..." signs displayed on roadsides at the town boundary. E.g. "Welcome to Swindon. Twinned with Chattanooga, USA". – gkrogers Nov 3 '10 at 21:23

Outside of Europe they're generally called sister cities. – Dori Dec 6 '10 at 3:09

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added by adolf garlic , edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 12 '11 at 6:54

closed as off topic by Goran Jovic, frennky, Graham Sunderland, apoorv020, ento Apr 20 '11 at 4:16

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added by adolf garlic Dec 17 '10 at 12:42

closed as off topic by DJClayworth, bobobobo, Lucia, Graham Sunderland, Benny Feb 25 '11 at 9:45

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This question would suit better cooking.SE, but even on cooking.SE recipe questions are off-topic. – kiamlaluno May 2 '11 at 19:05

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added by adolf garlic , edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 12 '11 at 6:54

closed as off topic by Goran Jovic, DJClayworth, frennky, Stefano Borini, apoorv020 Mar 18 '11 at 9:14

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This is about law, not culture. – DJClayworth Jan 20 '11 at 16:53

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added by Mark Hosang, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 12 '11 at 6:52

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added by Yitzchak Aug 18 '11 at 17:01

closed as off topic by Dori Oct 3 '11 at 2:20

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.

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added by Nicolas Raoul Aug 23 '11 at 7:22

Not sure whether ancient cultures should be on/off topic, what do you think? – Nicolas Raoul Aug 23 '11 at 7:23

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added by Tal Fishman Aug 24 '11 at 0:07

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added by Laure Sep 18 '11 at 16:36

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added by Pol Oct 4 '11 at 12:20

closed as not a real question by Dori Oct 16 '11 at 5:32

It's difficult to tell what is being asked here. This question is ambiguous, vague, incomplete, overly broad, or rhetorical and cannot be reasonably answered in its current form.