Our household’s Tet journey again to our hometown is dear and nerve-racking, with VND30 million (US$1,222) spent on flights, not together with presents for relations.
Many imagine the essence of Tet is gathering and reunion, suggesting we will merely return to our hometown with out monetary issues. However is it actually that easy?
Contemplate this: you arrive in your hometown empty-handed, with no presents or fortunate cash for fogeys, siblings, and relations, as your complete price range was allotted for household flight tickets. What number of can truly do that with out feeling embarrassed?
In the event you do, relations would possibly nonetheless criticize you for not bringing presents, regardless of that you could have spent all you will have on the journey to reunite.
Furthermore, you spend VND30 million on flights for a mere few days’ keep, given the week-long period of the vacation.
Finally, returning to your hometown for Tet entails extra than simply journey prices. For the rich, that is manageable. Nonetheless, for these with simply sufficient for each day wants, every Tet homecoming is a bitter ordeal.
These are my reflections, and I’m curious to know if others share comparable sentiments. What do you suppose on this?