Ang Pow Issues...

[KSP]

tankee:

MMM:

My dd just came back asking if I am going to give bus uncle any hongpow.... I didn't do that historically and don't know that I must do it until I chanced upon this website and heard her comments.

What would be a appropriate amount to give?????

:? school bus uncle asked your DD to remind you?

Maybe she saw her friends parents gave so she go home and ask......

[musette]

My son’s bus uncle also reminded him, but we don’t even get to meet him. My son only takes the school bus home and we are working. How to give him the ang pow? I would give only $8.

[auntieM]

umm.... really got sch bus driver remind kids ... (feels like tour guides). My first time so maybe swaku.

[Augmum]

BlurBee:

Augmum:

talking abt ang pows issues,

it'll be nice if my cousins are as \"considerate\" as u guys here.......
u see.....they never know what is \"paiseh\"
our family's side, me , brother and sister, all of us only have 1 child
but my cousins' side all of them have 3 to 4 kids
and they are giving our kids $4 each, (all these yrs)
for the first yr, i was dumbed to enclose $10
even by giving $4 ang pows, i also \"lugi\" ......
(fyi, one of my cousin's hub is earning at least $20,000 per mth, and yet they they're not paiseh to do such thing).......

Hi Augmum, mine DH's cousins also like this. Most of them will give $4 to my 2 kids, and I normally give $6 to their 2/3 kids. Although I lugi but I lugi little.
Must think those who has no kid giving $4 to every kids but no return. :roll:
Anyway its only once a year.

yes, those who has no kids, then \"bopian\" lorr........
me, waiting patiently to see when they'll \"zi4 dong4\"
1 yr, 2 yrs, 3 yrs......but then still the same......haha

[Augmum]

tankee:

maybe your DH cousin is hopping that people will mixed up all the ang pow and wouldn't figure out his ang pow is only $4

oh yes, there 're pple who thot of that.....
encountered it during my wedding's dinner ang paos,
those nameless ones, enclosing 20 bucks......... :?

[KSP]

Augmum:

(fyi, one of my cousin's hub is earning at least $20,000 per mth, and yet they they're not paiseh to do such thing).......

Earn more does not equal to spend/give more.

[tankee]

Augmum:

tankee:

maybe your DH cousin is hopping that people will mixed up all the ang pow and wouldn't figure out his ang pow is only $4

oh yes, there 're pple who thot of that.....
encountered it during my wedding's dinner ang paos,
those nameless ones, enclosing 20 bucks......... :?

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[tutormum]

DS3 was very mad yesterday cos some didn't give him angpows at a friend's CNY party. :x One woman brought her 3 children and her DD's 2 friends. After dinner, she disappeared to chat with friends outside the house (to avoid giving angpows, I guess). :roll: I gave out about 15 while DS3 received only 3. DS3 is very calculative and told me not to give any next year. :idea:

[kuzco]

KSP:

Augmum:

(fyi, one of my cousin's hub is earning at least $20,000 per mth, and yet they they're not paiseh to do such thing).......

Earn more does not equal to spend/give more.

Agree. Sometimes, those who earn more are even more kiam siap (to borrow this word from the other thread) than those who are less well-off.

(Remember the story about those who drive Mercs rushing for free textbooks?)

[MMM]

kuzco:

Agree. Sometimes, those who earn more are even more kiam siap (to borrow this word from the other thread) than those who are less well-off.


(Remember the story about those who drive Mercs rushing for free textbooks?)

Actually it doesn't mean that those who earn more will give more. They probably got more financial commitments, etc.... house, cars, etc... so they are not that \"cash rich\"??? Also, I suppose they rather give a market rate as there is 'no incentive\" to give more except if they want to \"flaunt\" your wealth? which doesn't make sense.

I remember a angmoh big boss went to our wedding (another colleague and mine) with his spouse and he only gave $40 angpow..... Not even enough to cover our cost.