Then along comes a nosy tourist, and suddenly, you have to explain everything. Exchanging of oranges - There's nothing wrong with the oranges. Red packets - only time of the year Chinese give tips. Lion Dances - No actual lions were harmed in the performance.
Reunion dinners has nothing to do with one's alma mater.
Cantonese are not all born on the eighth day of Chinese New Year. Pussy willows are not obtained from cats, and they are not used as sex aids. Chinese are NOT obsessed with wealth, fortune, prosperity, and good luck. Chingay is not the Chinese Gay pride parade.