Agreed. Personally I would gladly swap out Moulin Rouge for this...

I'm vaguely reminded of my friend's 15-year-old English student who proudly declared that she didn't like Shakespeare because his work was so cliched.

It's an interesting question. My friend's mother is the manager at Holt Renfrew downtown (the closest thing Western Canada has to Barney's or Saks) and she went into the store the day she got the job, after nearly 20 years of running the downtown Hudson's Bay Company and decided to see what the current Holt sales…

Holy shit! Because they fucking want to.

If you think that's tasteless, just think about that time their agent pitched a cover of the Talking Heads song "Burning Down The House."

1) it has nothing to do with the quality of the students. They are children. 2) many times the parents are too poor to be involved because they're busy trying to make a living and feed their child (and yes sometimes that is an illicit method of making a living because maybe the parent wasn't able to do better.)

Because when it was local news, nothing got done about it.

There are times when I feel ethically questionable about supporting Anonymous.

During my last breakup, my friend asked me "are you okay?".

What you're calling a "traditional" wedding is actually just normal people trying to emulate upper class weddings. Making them a big deal is not normal, historically. They would have been small affairs and probably would have had minor gifts if anything at all

Maybe don't plan massive events you can't afford on the assumption your friends are going to finance them for you. I can't get how this isn't exceptionally rude in your mind. It's your day, your wedding, at your convience, and you EXPECT people to come to it, but they have to pay for it?

I've planned my own wedding and attended more weddings than I could count. I know exactly how traditional weddings in America work. Here's what it's not like - it's not like hanging out at a bar with your friends. lol

I make my daughter watch 'Bridezillas'. I told her the first hint of a bridezilla from her and I will SHUT HER DOWN. No spoiled babies will be getting married on my watch.

I can see where you're coming from, and I certainly think it's very kind to give a gift. I give gifts. But I've also been in a position where I have barely had enought to eat, and making something wasn't feasible either. I had nothing to spare. Yet I still wanted to see my friends and my family get married, support…

If you think people are obligated to cover their cost, you should be posting your invitations on Ticketmaster, not inviting friends and family.

Graduating is actually an accomplishment, getting married isn't. I think "rewarding" getting married is kind of gross.

You equated the gift to showing love and affection, so fuck yes showing up at the wedding is a "gift" in itself. Would I bother to be there if I didn't care for you?

No one is owed gifts.

Little known etiquette rule that should be widely known: gifts are customary on many social occasions, but not mandatory.

That doctor needs to review HIPAA guidelines then.