Mega Moola Giveaway!

[swestrup]

Here's a serious question on a silly topic (or something like that -- ):

Would you except a no-strings-attached gift of $50,000 Canadian, from me?

You see, I sometimes fantasize about winning 10 or 20 million dollars in the Lottery. I've often thought that if I were to win such a huge chunk of cash, I might want to spread the love around and earmark 1 or 2 million to be given away to various friends and relations in $50,000 chunks.

I figure that 50 grand is enough to make a real difference in someone's life, but is small enough that I wouldn't mind giving it away. Too many of my friends seem to be spending their time working at stressful jobs when they could be much happier if the money wasn't so tight. Heck, I know *I* would be much happier if the money wasn't so tight!

The sticking point is: its money. I can easily imagine that many of my friends would refuse the gift in the worry that it might somehow affect their friendship with me, or that it would feel like a handout, or that they might somehow feel obligated to me, so here's the question:

Would you accept such a gift? Why or why not? And none of this "You'd never give me any money -- I am not worthy" nonsense. Sure, I wouldn't give money to everyone, but I'm more interested in how people think about this subject, than about their estimates of their chances of me giving them money. After all, its not too likely that this fantasy is likely to be real any time soon now, is it?

Comments

[thebabynancy.livejournal.com]

I've said it once, and I will say it again: I was raised in polite society to believe that talking about money, in any context, is uncouth.

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

You know, there are some societies where it is considered impolite not to make loud slurping sounds while you eat and belch a good one when you're done.

[thebabynancy.livejournal.com]

I was not raised in such a society...

desolee.

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

Possible. But it just goes to show that assuming that one's proper etiquette is another's utter impoliteness.

Reminds me of a certain country flying soldiers all over the world to teach them the proper way, their way. 'Cause really, anything else is obviously wrong.

[thebabynancy.livejournal.com]

There's a reason why it's referred to as polite society... while filled with the elite and stodgy... you should know something about it... given your affinity for tea.


*cackles*

[pphaneuf.livejournal.com]

The proper way to drink tea is in fact while making slurping noises (to mix in some air in the mouth, that you then blow out your nose to improve the tasting experience). How ironic.

I still think that it's meta-polite not to point out impoliteness. Follow your own ways, let others follow their own without judging them. No one's forcing you to explain your money things to anyone.

My ways are to spit on unjustified all-encompassing ideologies that say things like "in any context". Hardly any rule applies universally, and believing so only promotes the lack of thinking for yourself. If polite society is a bunch of brainless zombies, I want nothing to do with it, and shall be impolite.