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Shanghai: A WashingtonState agriculture officialwho was touring China afew years ago handed out brightgreen baseball caps at every stopwithout noticing that none of themen would put them on or that allthe women were giggling. Finally, a Chinese-American inthe delegation took the man asideand informed him that to wear agreen hat is the Chinese symbol ofa cuckold. It is the bane of the businesstraveler in an unfamiliar culture:making a comment or gesture thatis meant to be friendly but thatoffends or embarrasses the hosts.
Shanghai: A WashingtonState agriculture officialwho was touring China afew years ago handed out brightgreen baseball caps at every stopwithout noticing that none of themen would put them on or that allthe women were giggling. Finally, a Chinese-American inthe delegation took the man aside and informed him that to wear agreen hat is the Chinese symbol ofa cuckold. It is the bane of the businesstraveler in an unfamiliar culture: making a comment or gesture thatis that want to be friendly but that offends or embarrasses the hosts.