Why Cant You Gift A Man Shoes
Why Cant You Gift A Man Shoes - Don't give your friend a pair of shoes unless you're ready for them to walk out of your life. When you think of cursed gifts, you usually think of something like a Chucky doll. Or maybe something that looks cute — like a mogwai — that turns out not to be cute when you feed it after midnight, expose it to light and/or wet it.
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Why Cant You Gift A Man Shoes
However, according to legend, some of the most famous cursed gifts are very common. I'm talking about purses, sweaters and regular shoes. This gift became cursed through superstition. That is, unless certain requirements are met during the gift-giving process, that perfectly normal sweater will lead to the end of your relationship.
In fairness, gift-giving is fertile ground for deep-rooted superstition. "[Superstitions tend to emerge in] situations when we have less than perfect control," Stuart Vyse, a behavioral scientist and expert on irrational thinking, explained to the American Psychological Association. "Two of the situations that mean we're going to be, or more likely to be superstitious, are situations where we have no control, yet we care deeply about what happens, about the outcome."
This, of course, perfectly describes any Christmas morning, birthday party or other occasion that requires objects presented in gift wrapping. Below are four of the most famous gift-giving superstitions, their origin stories, and where applicable, how you can ward off the cursed fate they may bring.
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In The Edge, a 1996 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin, Hopkins receives a knife as a gift and gives the gift-giver a coin in return. why? Because, according to his character, if the gift of the knife is not followed by the acceptance of the coin, it can break the friendship.
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The superstition likely originated in Asia. "It's common over there," a member of the KnifeClub subreddit told me. "Giving a knife, or even scissors, represents cutting your ties or fate." To that end, according to this same redditor, Japanese knife maker Masakage includes a 5 yen coin with every knife they sell to avoid such negative results.
“The reason I like to exchange a dime, a dime or whatever,” another KnifeClub follower explained, “is because it allows me to still gift someone a knife while exchanging money means they accept responsibility for it, and symbolically absolves me of guilt if they accidentally cut themselves or something." That said, he definitely gives knives to people who don't exchange coins, and it doesn't break the relationship. "However, I advise you to think about who you're giving gifts to, and ask yourself if they
is someone you think can handle a knife safely and use it properly," he said. "If not, don't give them a knife." A superstition with a similar cure is an empty wallet or purse. Myth says, if you give the gift of a wallet or purse,
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you should put some money in it to ensure good luck for the recipient. In fact, like Masakage, some retailers on Poshmark actually include dollar bills inside all the purses and wallets they sell. "The saying in my family is that if you give away an empty wallet or purse it will stay empty," one customer wrote to the Poshmark subreddit.
A Poshmark user seems to think that's a nice touch: “I bought a bag from the seller and received it today. It came with a dollar bill inside and a very sweet note explaining that in his culture, it was considered bad luck to receive a bag without money inside.
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It is by far the most insightful note I have received!” "Really or not?," someone asked Lipstick Alley in 2014. "I want to buy my bae a pair of kicks and my friends are like, 'Fuck nahhh! You want them out of your life?' Shit. Well, I can have
a gift card to a shoe store?” The answer wasn't exactly comforting. "Yeah, and don't buy him a watch either because you're putting a time limit on your relationship," another responded. According to NewsOne.com, this particular superstition comes from a mix of ancient African religions, Native American traditions
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and European folklore. "I know many women who believe in this superstition," they wrote. "I have never heard of anyone having this happen to them, but I can imagine someone who could make a claim for it." The problem, as the pointed out by the person who first posted the question on Lipstick Alley at the time, this logic can be applied to almost anything: "What if you help with the car payment - will they screw up your life, too?"
To be clear, the "Sweater Curse" as it is known does not apply to everyone. It also cannot be used for every type of sweater. The superstition is largely held by those in the knitting world to describe the belief that if a knitter gives their partner a hand-knitted sweater, it will lead to separation.
On the one hand, confirmation bias can help explain the "sweater curse". On the other hand, at least according to one knitter's Tumblr post, this superstition is not entirely untrue — although, with a slight twist: “This is because after spending serious £££ on materials, and then HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF LABOR on the creation of the item, with each
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a prayer stitch with really focused intent, creating a huge display of technical skill — it's then gifted to a non-knitter who DOESN'T APPRECIATE the work/effort/skill/cost/TIME it took to make it , and in fact thinks you're a little weird and makes a big deal
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than a piece of clothing, and after they go 'oh thank you' and put your creation in the cupboard next to the sweater they got for £15 at M&S sale, then they never wear your sweater because it's too tight because when you ask to them how their favorite sweater usually fits, they say, 'I 'don't know' and when you measure them for the fifth time and ask, rather curtly, if they are enough.
space in the chest, they say 'I guess,' and then if pressed they say they don't really like the sweater design, but then you point out that they should have participated in helping you design it and they say they don't' I don't really care
about how something looks, and when you say you try to match it with their other clothes so how can they hate it, then they say honestly their mom still buys all their clothes because they don't like going shopping, and that they hate all the clothes
the others too. That's when a wise knitter said, 'Screw it. And you know what? Demonize this man.’” So yeah, maybe all the gift-giving superstitions aren’t completely unfounded. Fortunately, Indians are very forgiving of foreigners who are not always aware of Indian cultural etiquette. However, to help you avoid embarrassing mistakes, here are some things not to do in India.