The above poll is based on the page A6 report, ‘Pets as holiday presents a bad idea, Dubai vet says’, published in the Nation section of Gulf News on December 15.
We asked our readers if they prefer giving gifts or receiving them. A majority 57 per cent voted ‘giving’.
Gift giving is not just a practical exercise, but also a psychological one. A 2006 study by neuroscientists at the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services, found that the giver experiences both an increase in their dopamine levels and an activation of parts of the brain that are attuned to the joys of social interaction. Giving gifts makes people happy.
When choosing gifts for people, do you buy something, you think they want? Or do you prefer to gift people something you like? Share your thoughts on readers@gulfnews.com
