The Flower Master

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Third in a cozy mystery series. This one mostly concerns an ikebana school (and a murder there) as well as environmental activism on behalf of workers in the flower growing industry. I‘m still enjoying the central character, a Japanese American with an antiques business in Tokyo.

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Lindy

The Flower Master | Sujata Massey

A potted plant is bad luck for a sick person. It suggests that you will grow roots and never get out of bed.

CrowCAH Hmm interesting. 5y

JanuarieTimewalker13 Does that include a cactus? 5y

Mdargusch I never knew that! 🤔 5y

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Lindy @CrowCAH @Mdargusch It‘s in a novel set in Japan; I have no idea if it‘s a common sentiment, but it‘s interesting. 5y

Lindy @JanuarieTimewalker13 🌵🤷‍♀️ 5y

Megabooks Interesting! 5y

Cathythoughts Oh ! Interesting one 5y

JanuarieTimewalker13 I believe it. Someone gave me a cactus when I broke my hip and I‘ve never been the same. Lol The thing is getting tossed...it never thrived. 5y

Lindy @JanuarieTimewalker13 🤪🍀 5y

KathyR Ah, Google does know all: simple cultural differences in giving flowers can make all the difference. Take the potted plant. In Brazil, it makes a great gift at dinner parties so the anfitrião (host) or anfitriã (hostess) won‘t have to scramble for a vase.

In Japan, however, you should never give a sick person a potted plant. A potted plant takes root, and the Japanese expression for “taking root” is 根付く, pronounced “nezuku.” The problem here is that there is a homonym “nezuku” (written 寝付く), which means “staying in bed.” So if you want to wish a patient a speedy recovery and getting out of bed soon, you wouldn‘t want to give them a potted plant as the word association brings a bad image with it.

Let‘s look at some other cultural 5y

Lindy @KathyR Thanks! 🤗😘 5y

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