Why Wrapping paper?
Because you HAVE to use wrapping paper. You can’t not use wrapping paper. Not using wrapping paper is a deeply frowned upon activity. Giving a gift without wrapping paper would be like handing over a floppy piece or ham and lettuce and saying ‘here’s your sandwich, enjoy’. For some reason being handed a gift unwrapped feels wrong. Somehow, the task of unwrapping somehow proves your ownership of the gift – I’ve worked for it, now I get to keep it. No you can’t look at it, I’m looking at it. No get off it’s mine. So the point of wrapping paper is not about wrapping paper? It’s about the gift, right? Wrapping paper is an intrinsic part of the gift giving and receiving experience – some would argue that the tearing off of the paper is more exciting than the gift itself. The removing of the paper says a lot about the opener (the ‘giftee’), just as the choice of paper has much to say about the wrapper (the ‘gifter’) (it’s a word). Some tear at the paper like the contents may dissolve if they
