True story - every Xmas one of my Asian cash & carry customers expects his backhander - cash or gifts are in order. Last year I called on him to give him some gift vouchers when, to my surprise, he gave me a Xmas Ham in return. He explained that the sales girl from another company (<cough>Dulux<cough>) had given it to him earlier.
"It's a little something from us at Xmas" she said.
"But I can't take this" he replied confusedly, "I'm a Muslim"
"Oh it's ok" the sales girl said, "It's not pork, it's HAM"
Realising he was dealing with someone not particularly bright, he accepted it with good grace and gave it to the next rep to come in - me