Randy W Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Not much here, but, hey! The People's Daily posted it as an Editor's pick from the Shanghai Daily The dos and don’ts for visiting would-be in-laws http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/8452647.html Link to comment
Randy W Posted November 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 If all else fails, there's always this guy Bogus boyfriends for rent to please parentshttp://english.people.com.cn/90882/8452248.html Link to comment
david_dawei Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 I don't completely agree with this one: Cigarettes and Chinese liquor (baijiu) are among the most common gifts for parents. But becareful. You should ask your girlfriend first whether her father smokes or drinks.Otherwise it would be very embarrassing for you to take two cartons of expensiveChunghwa Cigarettes (the most popular gift cigarettes in China), only to find he is a non-smoker. Baijiu is usually okay but not necessarily in all cases. Because parents usually downplay any gifts they get as that is customary to not appear to 'need' the gift... and any gift which they would not consume themselves are used by them as gifts to others on appropriate occasions... so expensive cigarettes or jiu are generally well received, IMO. If you want to impress them with jiu, buy Maotai. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maotai 1 Link to comment
david_dawei Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 In Chinese families, the son-in-law usually calls his would-be parents-in-law “uncle” and“aunt” before marriage as a sign of respect. It is considered extremely impolite to addressan elderly person by his or her full name. And the step-daughter will [should] follow suit; first calling you uncle and then later dad... Link to comment
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