Excerpt from an MSNBC article about CNY celebrations in Las Vegas
At Strip properties owned by MGM Mirage Inc., such as Bellagio or The Mirage, service staff and executives stuff their jacket pockets with red envelopes with money inside, sometimes as little as $1 or as much as $100, to give to Chinese guests along with the new year’s greeting: “gung hei fat choi” (Cantonese for “Congratulations and be prosperous”).
“That is just a sign of respect,” said MGM Mirage chief executive Terry Lanni. “It’s important for you to share, at this time, your wealth with others. Everyone carries this. Because if you walk up and someone gives you one and you don’t give them one back, it’s an insult.”
MGM Mirage’s sensitivity to Chinese culture is built into its Las Vegas resorts. Mandalay Bay’s hotel towers go directly from the 39th floor to the 60th to avoid unlucky numbers in the 40s and 50s. There are 31 luxury villas at The Mansion in MGM Grand, but the numbers go from one to 34, bypassing unlucky 8, 18 and 28.
1 comments:
i didn't bother to count how mnay mistakes i've spotted but just to say, the last paragraph is completely erroneous!! especially the last sentence!!
so when can i get my angpow from u? $8 x infinity? hehe
p.s. gong xi fa cai and a blessed CNY to u and OKM!
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