美国人如何送礼？

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我初来乍到，哪见过美国人过节时的热闹场面，最让我惊讶的，莫过于我的办公桌上堆满的同事们送来的礼物。来而不往非礼也！当时两手空空的我，窘得想挖个地洞一走了之。情急之下，立刻打电话向老爸求救，请他飞车来接我去买礼物。我们在百货公司匆匆转了一圈，不一会儿工夫已选好二十几份礼品，并请服务部的小姐一一包装妥当，然后带回办公室，有样学样给每位同事奉上一份礼物。我虽心疼花了半个月薪水，却物有所值，总算没有让我出“洋相”。　　    第二年，我学乖了，老早已打点妥当，气定神闲地迎接圣诞节的来临。其实，同事们相互赠送的礼物都是非常普通的：一瓶润肤霜、一双手套、一件小摆设，但是都用礼物纸包装得漂漂亮亮，便是一件现成的圣诞礼物。美国人过节，礼物满天飞，送礼名单上写得密密麻麻：家人、亲戚、朋友、同事、邻居、儿女的同学朋友、邮差、园丁……举凡所有认识的人，一个都不能漏掉，圣诞节期间送出好几十份礼物，如果件件都是珍品的话，不破产才怪！当年我所目睹的送礼盛况，不过是冰山一角。美国人送礼成癖，从年头送到年尾，名目五花八门不胜枚举：圣诞节、情人节、复活节、母亲节、父亲节、教师节、秘书节等等，你来我往送个不亦乐乎。至于平时亲戚朋友间的交际往来，也非礼不行。他们最常送礼的是生日礼物，其他如结婚、出生、毕业、结婚纪念、领洗、退休、升迁、入伙、准新娘的ＢＲＩＤＡＬＳＨＯＷＥＲ，准妈妈的ＢＡＢＹＳＨＯＷＥＲ，诸如此类的喜庆，都送礼如仪，繁文缛节之多，让人咋舌。美国人坦率热情又爱热闹，时常借着相互馈赠来表达情意，提升生活情趣。

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