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Spent $300 on my cousin's wedding gift in a culture where cash is expected, not presents
Growing up my family always wrapped gifts, but my wife's Vietnamese family in San Jose hands cash in envelopes at weddings, and we found out the hard way after 3 aunts quietly pulled us aside, so now I keep a stack of $20s ready before any family event.
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lily971d ago
Did you ever find out what the aunts actually said about the gift? My buddy married into a Filipino family and made almost the same mistake. He showed up to the reception with this big wrapped blender, thinking he was being thoughtful. His new mother in law pulled him into the kitchen and told him straight up that people were gonna talk if he didn't have an envelope ready. He ended up shoving cash into a card from the gas station down the street and handing it over looking like a total mess. Now he literally keeps a stack of bills in his glove box before any family party, just like you do. It's wild how one side of the family can read a wrapped gift as sweet and the other side reads it as clueless.
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