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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Hilary Osborne

Why don't I get a thank-you card from my nephew?

Young man writing a card
Do young people still write thank-you cards? Photograph: Dan Talson/Rex Features

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it's up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper.

This week's question

I gave my nephew (currently at university) £50 the Christmas before last and didn't even get a "thank you". It was the same again this time. Are all today's teenagers/young adults so rude and ungrateful? Am I old fashioned to think that I should get a thank-you card? Should I challenge him? Or just stop giving him money?

What are your thoughts?

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