My son's best friend is here from Japan. His parents paid for his plane ticket and sent $1,000 cash. We would like to return the money to them - his stay and expenses are our treat.
How can we do this without offending them?
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We are in the US. Money was sent on the plane with him.– KimCommented Jul 21, 2013 at 14:49
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The best thing would be to simply make sure that the kid does not need to spend money while there. If the kid comes back to his parents and states "I only spent 100 for a souvenir", this would be much better than you sending then the money in any other way.
Possibly find a compromise that the kid can spend some things by himself, like inviting you all for dinner once or other symbolic things.
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1That last one is an excellent idea. It's sort of a way for him to give something back to his hosts. Sort of.– Rory Alsop ♦Commented Jul 22, 2013 at 15:04
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Thank you for your advice. They are a wonderful family, and we just do not want to do anything to offend them. We are paying for everything, but perhaps will let their son purchase a souvenir on his own. That might be a good compromise. Again, thank you.– KimCommented Jul 22, 2013 at 23:32
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2@Kim if this answer solved your question, then consider clicking the tick next to this answer. Commented Dec 7, 2013 at 7:23