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Originally posted by mikelomthanks. i've just been checking out real estate in Chiang Mai - some nice looking properties, and they seem cheap too. i think Thailand's relaxed pace would suit me better too. i haven't seen anything for more than 10M baht - about A$330,000. That gets me an ok 1 bedroom apartment here, and a nice 3-4-5-bedroom house there.
No go! Unless you marry a chinese and then it will be in joint names.
I would be on the same wagon were it available. Afraid not. There's also no land left in Hu (Shanghai) to buy...... it's all accounted for upto 75 miles in any direction out of the city..... 🙁
Wuxi is the place to buy... gona be a massive city and industrial place in the future - already on its way. But you need a Chinese wife first! 😉
ok, now that i've checked the property rules there, i think i'd just rent.
Originally posted by epic0002so basically, you, as a wedding party invitee (as a group), pay for the reception?
As a rule.. your wedding gift should always be at LEAST what the wedding party spent on you and your guest/guests. That doesn't sound like much .. but factor everything from invites to cake.. it adds up quick.
Originally posted by Bad wolfread the first page. they've asked for money gifts. the question is, how much to give?
I recommend a pearl necklace.
i'd say, if they're a work colleague but not a particularly close friend or anything - i.e. you're part of the 'people from work' crowd (via your g/f) - just give whatever the going rate is. If they're closer, give more.
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Originally posted by Iron MonkeyI personally find the notion of giving other people money simply because 'it is the going rate' or whatever you want to call it, quite offensive, especially if they weren't even a close friend, or even a speaking associate, I don't even give money to people asking for it on the street, nevermind people that can seemingly afford such a nice wedding, hell, I wouldn't give them money even if they were a close friend, it's their wedding and they should pay for it, I never asked to be invited, so why I should be asked to take responsibility by paying for part of it? I don't know, but it seems very rude to me. 😕
read the first page. they've asked for money gifts. the question is, how much to give?
i'd say, if they're a work colleague but not a particularly close friend or anything - i.e. you're part of the 'people from work' crowd (via your g/f) - just give whatever the going rate is. If they're closer, give more.