Last week I talked with one of my American friends about a party I attended and I won a lucky draw prize. Then he asked me: “What is lucky draw?”. I was surprised that he didn’t know what lucky draw is. It’s an English word, right?:-)
I explained what it is and he said:”oh. We call this Door Prize.” I asked:”There’s no English word like lucky draw?” He said:” at least he and his friends don’t know lucky draw.”
I searched on wiki. There is no such a word either. The definition of door prize from Wiki is:
“At a party or gathering, a door prize may be awarded to one or more persons attending, via a raffle or drawing. Prizes can be small things such as pens, bookmarks, and buttons or they can be larger, more expensive, items like gift baskets, cash, tickets to concerts, and sometimes even furniture.”
Who coined lucky draw? No idea:-) So many Chinese people are using it. Next time, I will use door prize when I talk to western friends and use lucky draw when talking to Chinese friends hehe.