Is this expected, or something that you choose to do?

What is the amount expected of you to send? Enough for school fees or income for the elderly in your family?

This is so offtopic.gifbut my friend was in Amsterdam, a few weeks ago, and he said that he went to the bureau de change, and there was a sign with the nigerian flag with a cross on it. When My friend asked why this was, the manager told him it is because nigerians do fraud, so they wont send any money to nigeria, and prefer not to deal with nigerians!!!

I thought this was funny but also nuff bad mind bwoy!!! also isnt it against the law....?

In response to the actual question.. . it depends, like my friends mum sends back money to like cover the morgage repayment of her mums house,whilst my other friends dad sends money to cover school fees.... My friend who is over her studying her dad sends a lump sum to cover 8months rent for the year, plus spending money every3 -4months. She is working plus gets student loan so it works for her.

Well I sendmonthly to my dad’s family to cover for whatever they need.

Burning Spear wrote: For me it's both....I send money because I can and because that it what is expected if you are able.

We (children) are our parents' pension plan! So the money is for what ever they see fit to use it for!

@BS ditto what others have said ie I can, want to and am expected to so I work and do whatever to be in that position to be able to do it. So round circle really. An older brother does not blow his money, as is our cultural expectation that he or she will be paying out.

The money goes to my mother. A. Because she runs the family money on most things and also, B)because my father is old school traditional Caribbean man and will not accept a dime from his kids and even to suggest so would be a serious insult. We are expected to look after our mothers be they poor or millionaires with more than us.

Most of the money tends to go on other family members in terms of their education and things like that or to help with unseen emergencies, health needs etc.

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I do send money but I dont use the formal bureau and western union..ours is more based on trust in other words HAWALA

and I am only charged 2 pounds for anything below 100 pounds

I send on a monthly basis and have been doing so since my teens, I have schooled several members of my family back home in Jamaica and when they reached a position in their life to do the same they did so for theyounger generation. This tradition was passed down onto me and my brothers and sisters from our mother and father. We take so much for granted coming from a country where education to a certain level is free and health care on the NHS is free.

offtopic.gifofftopic.gifI used to send out barrels every 6 month but due to how things have changed so drastically in the last ten years in Jamaica just about everything you can get over there, so sending a barrel proves no purpose to me anymore its much better to send the money to them to buy the things over there, plus its less hassle. In Americaespecially New York you can go to a supermarket and right next door will be a shipping company that will take the goods of you straight away and ship to your country.