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Expert: Nicola Zheng - 4/15/2010


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How much money do you put into the Red Envelope for someone turning 80 years old?

Answer
Hi Stebie, this is entirely personal and up to you.  If you are close to the person and you can afford it, I'm sure 200-300 would be considered generous.  Otherwise the amount really is entirely up to you, just don't give a number that involves 4 as that is considered an unlucky number since it has the same pronunciation as "death" in Chinese.  Hope this helps.  

Sincerely,

Nicola

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Nicola Zheng

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I can answer questions in English and Chinese, culture, language, and business (conducting business in China) related.

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I was born in China and grew up in the US. I've attended Chinese school for 6 years in NY while growing up. I've passed proficiency in the language at the University of Pennsylvania. I work for a company that has an overseas office located in Shanghai, China, so I am very much accustomed to communicating in Chinese as well as conducting business in China (I used to travel there 4 times a year).

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University of Pennsylvania

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