2. “I thought you might like this.” Add a simple but congenial word.
“I could tell he put a lot of thought in selecting the souvenir. I was touched,” recalls one Japanese woman in her 20s. Try to convey that you selected a special souvenir just for her without sounding patronizing or demanding her gratitude. You don’t want to push your luck by holding her hand, yet it wouldn’t hurt to look at her eyes and watch for her reaction.