Giving people clocks, Taiwan

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"Clock", in Mandarin, has the same sound as a character meaning "to terminate." If person A gives a clock as a gift to person B, person A wants person B to be "terminated." Watch out for Arnold Schwarzenegger giving away clocks!

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