Ang Pow Issues...
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in China & HK, ang pow for wedding dinner besides aiming to cover cost, it must also reflect the position of the giver vis-a-vis the wedding couple
for example, an ordinary hotel dinner could cost HK$8k per table of 12 pax, but if giver is boss of the couple, the market rate is HK$20k
same rates in China too, Rmb 500/pax is the norm for city hotel dinner, but if boss attending, market rate for boss is anything Rmb5k upward -
When I got married quite some years back, my immediate supervisor come alone also give me $500 ang pow. Den he say something that really touched me, he say he know I work very hard for him and although he cannot guarantee me promotion because many systems and politics, he say he will remember and try to reward whenever he can.
Nearly cried sia. He some more like half drunk. I dunno if he trying to make me work even harder. hahaha. -
Not bias but ang moh gives angpow quite generous. Usually $500 so it is good to have angmoh boss.
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I remember my local colleagues conned our ang moh bosses into giving huge ang baos for a colleague's wedding.
The main instigator was our FC. :evil: He told a bunch of ang moh bosses that it is the norm to give ang baos starting and ending with figure 8 and cannot be below $100. So most of them give a minimum of $888. -
most Ang moh tend to be less calculative & very generous in many ways
I used to have an Ang Moh ex-colleague in my 1st job..very friendly old man..aFT I worked there for ard 3mths only, he won a lucky draw with 2 free air tix..was asking the whole office, whether anyone wants one of the tix, but have to fly to NZ & fly back S'pore same day as him(as he going home visit)..no one was able to except me who was still single+thus FREE to fly I flew wth him, travel alone through whole of North Island (a great experience), he brought me to some places also.. wanted to pay him the air tix, he INSISTED NO!! So I bought him a nice gift
Till now, we still keep in touch & meet up whenever he comes S'pore he's already 80+ years old
Sorry..a bit off topic!! just feel like sharing nice experience -
for our wedding, my hubby's boss, gave us $1000!! think he wanted to show appreciation for the help my hubby gave to company coz he was one of the pioneer staff
& another client of his, 'bao' 1 table & gave $2888 we were so shocked with his generosity..hubby says he helped this client quite a lot whenever he can..
of course, there were extremely small ang paos also la..but shall not say too much la just quote 1 eg., my sis can actually tell her then-boyfriend, no need to give ang pao!! so that's $0!! -
agree with some of the comments at omy, ่ฆ่ฏทๅฎขๅฐฑไธ่ฆๆไบๆฌ๏ผ ๆณ่ต้ฑใ
cannot afford then dont hold at posh hotel restaurant. do things within your means, dont expect others to "pay" for your wedding. -
Funz:
I like your FC but then obviously I don't qualify to receive any more ...... sigh :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:I remember my local colleagues conned our ang moh bosses into giving huge ang baos for a colleague's wedding.
The main instigator was our FC. :evil: He told a bunch of ang moh bosses that it is the norm to give ang baos starting and ending with figure 8 and cannot be below $100. So most of them give a minimum of $888. -
I remember the smallest wedding ang bao I received was $10, given by some non Chinese from my hubby's company. He said it was not very nice not to invite them, especially his direct subordinates. It was damn lugi but what to do. Actually, I feel it's better to have a small and private wedding banquet, invite only very close friends and relatives. Like my sis's wedding recently, she only had 12 tables and it was really exclusive.
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all and all, we made profits from our wedding. Enough to cover wedding shooting photos and honeymoon expenses.
donโt understand why my friend could make a loss for her wedding dinner. She realised that her own mother took all ang pows which relatives gave her directly. Her own mother didnโt put the angpow inside the box.
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