People’s attitude ____41___ gift-giving may ___42___ from country to country , _____43___ the desire toconvey a feeling of friendship is universal. Here is an example to ___44___ the differences. 

Japan is a _45_ country ，. It is not _46_in Japanto offer a gift to a person who is _47_ orhasbeen helpful. When people do that, the gifts _48_ be substantial and expensive. _49_, at leastin the typical Japanesestyle, it is not _50_ to attach a thank-you note or card to the gift. Japanesepeople may express their _51_ and friendship directly through the gift they have _52_and given tothe person they love andrespect. 

In _53_, you are likely to get more cards_54_ gifts in the United States. A card may comewith asmall gift or no gift at all. In general,American people don' t_55_ very much whether thegift is expensive or not. As a matter of _56_,your gift to them would be _57_ all whether the gift isexpensive or not. As a matter of _56_,your gift to them would be _57_ all the more if you made ityourself _58_buying it from a store. And the words on the card seem to be the most importantthing. _59_ someonedoes not have a card on hand，, he or shewould write you a thank-you noteon a piece of paper, give it to you _60_ or put it in your pigeon hole. 

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