恭喜你健康

every race has their own stereotypical character traits, be it true or false.

indians are thought to be smelly, have a natural tolerance for alcohol and are ferocious wife beaters.
malays are thought to be lepak and always relaxing in one corner, waiting for their subsidies.
chinese? well the chinese are just a greedy greedy bunch of people.

every chinese new year, we greet each other 恭喜发财 (congratulations, hope you huat ah). the whole idea of chinese new year seems to revolve ridiculously around money. you ask the young punks what they like most, they'll say the hongbaos. woe to the relatives who give only $2, because they will forever be labeled as cheapskate and stingy.

well, i shall not participate in such a celebration of materialism and greed.
you say 恭喜发财, i say 恭喜你健康!