Everyone has a hand in this phenomenon.

Co-sign.

Sure, they're polite and welcoming, but not to everyone. They also happen to be incredibly racist towards the local black community, and I would say even more than usual by small-town standards.

What's amazing to me is how many women were duped by these guy's BS.

Well, as the target demographic for this ad (meat-eating dude) I can say it doesn't work.

The worst part about all this is that there are indeed a minority of "Asian girls" who find the fetish endearing and feed it, thus perpetuating it. After all, if it wasn't getting them any, these dudes wouldn't stay on it.

Yup, absolutely no sympathy for Weiner whatsoever, but it's pretty clear that Leathers had a plan here.

What does that have to do with wedding customs?

"But John, we're not talking about Greek, Italian, Asian, or any other cultural weddings. We're talking about American weddings here. "

So you've SEEN an envelope box, you're just grossly offended by the idea of it and think it's tacky.

I'm going to pretend you didn't just try and analogize FGM to cash gifts at a wedding.

"But we're not talking about non-Western traditions. We're talking about etiquette in Western society,"

Non-Western? Hey, don't lump Euros in with the Americans!

"Again you make it clear that you have no conception of what it means to act as a host."

"Because the act of hosting guests at a party requires as a matter of course that the host provide, without expectation of remuneration or benefit, a party for his/her guests. You host people because you enjoy their presence."

This is probably going to go over your head: but your opinion is non-applicable here, because this wedding isn't really about us, it's about our friends and family.

"If someone is throwing a party THEY pay for it. If I'm throwing a party *I* pay for it."

Yes, that is exactly what I'm telling you.

I should have said Chilean and Argentinian, which is what I'm familiar with, but besides this my point still stands that most of humanity doesn't have a problem with chipping in a bit for a wedding.

Thanks for proving my point - you want exactly what you want and if you can't get it than to hell with your friends and family's special day.