My family and my new in laws keep saying it means something, they just don't remember what. Can anyone help? :)
2007-09-10 04:59:32 · 18 answers · asked by love<33 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
The best answer would be from them.
We here can only speculate what this would signify. I think the 2 dollar bills signify the both of you: 2 = 1 pair. But why 38$? Let me give you a view from the Chinese culture: so that you know it means something good in Chinese.
38 = 19 * 2. 38 is a good number because it sounds like: life (3), richness and prosperity (8) in Chinese. 19 is also a good number because it means "for sure (10) very long (9)". So the way the wedding gift is given is very meaningful in Chinese. I know that you might not be Chinese, but at least you know that it means something very good in Chinese. Congratulations!
2007-09-10 05:10:24 · answer #1 · answered by Dennis 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Dollar Bill Gifts
2016-12-18 13:34:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope this wasn't from a rival - $2 bills are considered horridly unlucky.
Although the legend includes exact change for prostitutes, late night horse-race betting etc. I suspect it was born from people making mistakes when making change - much like the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin - that was the same size as a quarter.
2007-09-10 05:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Had it been $36, that would have meant "Chi for Two"
Chi means 18 in Hebrew numbering and it also means "LIFE." Jews often give gifts in multiples of 18 for that reason. So $36 would have explained it. But for $38, well perhaps they counted wrong.
2007-09-10 10:34:21 · answer #4 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe to signify luck? I know at one point they were considered bad luck, but I saw them all the time when I was stationed in Germany. Sometimes people give them as gifts, just because you don't see them very often these days.
2007-09-10 05:03:15 · answer #5 · answered by M G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People think $2 bills are cool because they are rare these days. My guess is that they went to the bank and that was as many $2 bills as they could get.
2007-09-10 13:00:51 · answer #6 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you have $38 more than you did before. $2.00 bills are not worth anything more than face value and probably won't ever be worth much more. Especially since the treasury just issued new $2.00 bills a few years ago.
2007-09-10 05:05:26 · answer #7 · answered by Justin H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I have no idea what the significance of 19 two dollar bills could possibly be. You have to ask the person who gave them to you.
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2007-09-10 05:06:51 · answer #8 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It signifys the bank didn't have 20 of them.
2007-09-10 05:05:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means whoever gave them to you had a bunch of $2 bills around and was too lazy to get you a real gift.
2007-09-10 05:05:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋