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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Giving money is acceptable and expected for a lot of events in my Italian family. Money and food seem to be the answer for anything from a birth to a death.

It is just the way we do things. [b]American culture is way too uptight about money.[/b] [/quote]

I disagree with this.  You are comparing 'the way you do things' in your family and culture, with another scenario altogether.  Growing up some cultures see money as a gift etc.  and that is just fine.  People in new situations (most likely) need money.  But if you are hosting a party and have to tell everyone to bring money for a tree or whatnot, you are no longer dealing with people 'in the know' who automatically "know" to bring money as a gift.   I don't think it's about being uptight with money.

Cultures aside, I would think of it as odd, grab a gift, grab a $20, and go.  A party is a party, and for all you know it might not be her idea at all but maybe a sister (or brother!) or hostess who insists on having the tree thing.

I'm from what some would call "Southern Culture", and we always always always buy gifts and bring food.  For just about everything.  It never crosses my mind to give money.  When I married my Korean Husband, his family thought it was so weird that I bought gifts, and didn't give money.  They always give money for everything, that is what the gift is.  I don't see anything wrong with that at all, it is expected and the way they were raised.  There are long standing traditions with this process.   I still buy a small present and give money though, I can't pass up the chance to buy cute baby toys, haha!   
On the flip side, my family would give me the "What in the world is this" look if I gave money as a birthday present or whatnot, but again, thats just the way my family does things.

Persinally though, I don't like to see those types of things on invites, it makes me feel bad and I feel backed into a corner to give money, or that they really need money or something. [/quote]

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