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Why it may be important to pay attention to your
honey's cultural background...
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While chocolate is considered romantic in
American culture, it is a common cooking ingredient in Mexico, where
other sweets have more romantic implications.
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Some culture view alcohol as taboo, and giving
it to a sweetheart would be in terrible taste. In the US, wine remains
the most romantic alcohol.
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In countries where alcohol is prohibited,
fruits are seen as passionate, pomegranates, grapes, and other exotic
fruits symbolic of passion and fertility might be a more appropriate
gift.
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Don't give red roses in Europe unless you
have a romantic relationship with that person, they are not a casual
statement.
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Red roses are not seen as romantic in Asia.
Red is the color of royalty there, and flowers are usually given to
deities and ancestors, not to people.
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Kissing and physical familiarity are very
different from culture to culture. In Latin America, Russia and Central
Asia, same sex affection (hugging etc.) is no big deal.
Source:
Dean Foster, "Love, Non-American style." Brandweek, Feb. 1,
1999, Vol. 40, Iss. 5, pg: 16.
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