tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16525395.post361758573177360659..comments2023-08-28T12:33:34.053+02:00Comments on A Malaysian in France: Money and friends don't mixBee Eanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13860357505146690089noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16525395.post-28911898189890627672016-02-14T05:17:54.400+01:002016-02-14T05:17:54.400+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chui Fung CHONGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398442264162238644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16525395.post-1315356165045389942016-02-14T05:17:36.284+01:002016-02-14T05:17:36.284+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chui Fung CHONGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398442264162238644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16525395.post-16499215058486983402015-09-25T20:45:32.251+02:002015-09-25T20:45:32.251+02:00So sad to have to pawn the glasses to get 50 euro....So sad to have to pawn the glasses to get 50 euro. Your friend is so kind to lend the money.munhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449093706822850017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16525395.post-49793753244315899292015-06-19T14:48:40.925+02:002015-06-19T14:48:40.925+02:00Once, with Dublin-Paris flight re-routed and delay...Once, with Dublin-Paris flight re-routed and delayed, the student next to me was upset because she would have missed her train to get to her host family plus she didn't have money for an extra night of hotel. I gave her €50 (half the cash I had in hand) to help tide her through (and didn't ask for repayment), but she actually posted it back to me within a week. She also told me that the couple seated across the aisle took her out for dinner. The world is a much better place when people chip in together.<br /><br />Ps: luckily F is not very French in this matter. I've seen him being generous with his time and money with others. Lilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09199469826046648510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16525395.post-2678869325800912342015-05-21T03:46:51.431+02:002015-05-21T03:46:51.431+02:00I generally think lending money is a bad idea. If ...I generally think lending money is a bad idea. If a friend needs help and if I'm financially able to help, I give money. I don't expect it back, so that there is no hard feeling and if the friend does pay it back or help me in some way, it's a nice surprise. With close family, I simply don't keep track. My money is yours. We are all on the same page (and I'm talking relatively small amounts here, not thousands!)<br /><br />I think French feel poor and stressed out with "la crise" so there are less generous, more individualistic. It wasn't always like this. Now it's very much "chacun pour soi".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com