In today's society I really don't think that any gifts are free. One must reciprocate a gift for birthdays and holidays, if not it is severely frowned upon. It seems like in Polynesian culture it is a must to pass down a gift in a continuous manner than to rather feel obligated to give a gift like in our society. In their culture it seems to generation based, as in a father is to pass down something to his son (masculine gift). In today's society that occurs as well, a father will pass down a fishing lure, an instrument, or something of significance that has been in the family for generations. But in today's world nothing is free, especially gifts. In America one must first go out and buy the gift, which for some can be a hellish experience (i.e. black Friday) and will cause one to max his or her credit card until the next holiday season. Maybe we should give up traditions of gift giving and then that way we can all afford to buy groceries after the holiday season.
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