Ok, so I made this:
It reads "welcome" in Japanese Kanji and is meant to hang on the wall. I would like to present it as a gift to the Japanese couple who own a local sushi restaurant. Hubby and I have eaten there about 3x a month for several years now and are known regulars.
I don't want this to be an awkward thing where they feel like we expect anything in return (like we are giving it to get free sushi or something weird like that). I have entertained the notion of giving it anonymously, but I have a feeling that they would know that it was from us and possibly be offended that we tried to be anonymous.
Is there any advice on how I should best go about this?
Should I just forget about giving this to them? Is it lame?
What if they hate it?
How does the Japanese culture regard gift giving?
It reads "welcome" in Japanese Kanji and is meant to hang on the wall. I would like to present it as a gift to the Japanese couple who own a local sushi restaurant. Hubby and I have eaten there about 3x a month for several years now and are known regulars.
I don't want this to be an awkward thing where they feel like we expect anything in return (like we are giving it to get free sushi or something weird like that). I have entertained the notion of giving it anonymously, but I have a feeling that they would know that it was from us and possibly be offended that we tried to be anonymous.
Is there any advice on how I should best go about this?
Should I just forget about giving this to them? Is it lame?
What if they hate it?
How does the Japanese culture regard gift giving?