This is a compliment to let the child know how cute he is. Touching other people while passing is mostly understood unless you shove him offensively. If you attend a wedding or funeral, it's customary to take a white envelope containing a sum of money. Handing cash to someone is considered rude except when paying a shopkeeper for merchandise. Dinner in a traditional Korean home or restaurant is quite different from American-style dining.
Guests sit on cushions around a low table.
Many different foods are served, each cut into bite-sized pieces. Each person has his own bowl of rice, but helps himself to other foods directly from the serving dishes. Koreans traditionally use chopsticks and a large-bowled spoon, although today forks are also used. During the meal, rest your chopsticks and spoon on top of a dish. When you have finished eating, lay the chopsticks or spoon on the table to indicate that you have completed the meal.