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This is why Italians donβt give knives as a gift.
Is giving knives as a gift a normal thing? My culture itβs taboo, thereβs a superstition that by doing so you will βcutβ ties with that person. So if you really need to buy a knife/sword/scissors for someone, you usually βsellβ it to them so itβs a business deal instead of a gift. The price is usually low like a penny or dollar and itβs symbolic
I’d be very careful with jokes like that. A friend of mine once sent money to himself (from one bank account to another) and, out of boredom, wrote “assassination” in the field for purpose. Needless to say the police visited him the next day.
PS: They did suspect it was a joke. He got off with a warning and one of the officers found the situation extremely funny. But ever since I heard that story, I’ve become very careful with jokes like that…
It’s funny because of all the murdered women! Ha ha! Great joke!