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The article you're looking for is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_card It is a more general article on what
by kijin 10y ago
The article you're looking for is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_card
It is a more general article on what we now call business cards, and contains a significant amount of information about the use of business cards in Japan and the etiquette involved.
OP, on the other hand, is about a specific precursor to the modern business card that only existed in the West.
- stephengillie 10y agoMy uncle loved to give people his card. Just like any business man from the time, he would reach into his pocket during a lengthy conversation, saying "here, let me give you my card." Out would come this plain white business card, with 2 words printed: "My Card". He would perform this satire with the most grace and seriousness he could muster.
- gbog 10y ago"only existed in the West." Are you sure? I think I remember these mentionned in the vast Chinese classic litterature. It was the nearly the same usage: an expensive piece of parper with a name on it that was sent back and forth to prepare an irl meeting.