Yesterday one of my students attended a lesson with me after attending a funeral. She had a largish shopping bag with her which contained the gift she was given at the funeral (towels) and I took the occasion to quiz her on various aspects of money gifts... ...full story at So-Called Japanese Life
from So-Called Japanese Life on Mon, Feb 11 2008
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