1. About "red envelopes".
In China, due to the special social atmosphere, parents will choose to pack some red envelopes to their teachers to express their "small wishes".
For teachers, there are about a few dozen children in a class, with limited attention to everyone.
Some parents began to wonder: if I send a red packet to the teacher, will the teacher have a "special" care of my children, so that my children will be more at ease?
In this way, despite the fact that the Education Bureau explicitly forbids teachers to accept red envelopes, there are always parents and students who send gifts.
Direct money does not count, there are some brand-name bags, specialties, souvenirs, and so on.
In general, it can also be understood that parents have expressed a caution, not only to recognize the teacher's job, the children into the hands of the teacher, always hope that the teacher can take care of a little more, give more opportunities.
2. Send red packets in Australia.
However, this is a very different situation in Australia.
In Australia, a Chinese couple was subpoenaed by a local court for sending red envelopes to their teachers.
Their daughter had just entered primary school, and parents were particularly fond of their children because they had only one. In Australia, the living environment is not a Chinese area, so there are very few Chinese children.
The Chinese couple began to worry about whether their children could get along with their friends at school. Will she be bullied? The teacher won't take care of her?
Because of this and that concern, husband and wife two together, why not give the teacher a red packet?
Because there are very few Chinese children around the children, in such a foreign school, they are always worried about their children, so in this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, with the name of the festival, just to send a red packet to the child's teacher.
In fact, the red packet is not big, only 600 Australian dollars.
The couple also want teachers to pay more attention to some children, express their feelings, and make no extra demands.
However, the problem of receiving red packets by Australian teachers is serious.
The teacher said that when she opened the envelope given to her by the Chinese couple and saw a red packet of $600 in it, her hands trembled immediately. After an ideological struggle, she went to the headmaster's office.
The local court still accepted the case. The teacher said in court: "the Chinese couple have evil intentions and are not allowed by the law." In court, the couple repeatedly explained that they had no intention but to express their hearts during the holidays.
After the explanation, the teacher finally did not delve into, the Chinese couple apologized to the teacher, the matter finally came to an end.
The red envelopes that can be found everywhere in China can attract lawsuits in foreign countries. This is probably the difference between culture and national conditions.
The delivery of red packets cannot be said to be without selfishness, but it is by no means disingenuous, but in the eyes of Australian teachers, this is unfair to other children, but also a provocation to the law.
In fact, the number of Australian primary schools is not as many as China, teachers are mostly concerned over, do not need to send red packets.
In addition, Australia also has no so-called "red packet" custom, teachers will not understand the behavior of parents.
There was also a Chinese student at the University of Sydney in order to run for the student union, in WeChat group to send a small red packet of only 10 yuan!
He was accused of violating two student union regulations 8.10.1 (1) and r 8.10.1 (p) (ii) and was disqualified.
Although the matter is controversial, many argue that a mere $10 red packet does not need to rise to bribe levels.
Some people defended her: because she is according to the WeChat chat group rules issued red packets, and the amount of money is not high, no one will pick her because of the red packet.
But still shows that in Australia, the red packet is not feasible.
Finally, "gift" at all times and all over the world, courtesy and reciprocity, common sense. However, due to the different cultural background, the gift in Australia is not very good.
Australians advocate "doing things according to law". The first thing to think about in the West is whether there will be a legal problem.
But the Chinese people seldom have this idea, East advocates "convenient to act", which road can walk, which road is convenient, how to do.
This is a cultural difference between the East and the West, and in the gift-giving thing, everyone wants to go home and follow the customs.