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Re: Understanding Vietnamese Life Partner

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Originally Posted by deptrai4u View Post
I think if u set the expectation HIGH with ur bride-to-be, then soon u will be convinced that the tradition of Vietnam marriage is 4kg Gold. But if u set the right expectation, then there is no such tradition, or rather u buy what u can afford, no hard and fast rule about that..
In vn, either you give them dowry or pay for the wedding dinner, no need to give both.

give dowry, her family pay for dinner.

as for the gold thingy, its an arcane tradition, not necessary but it can be part of the dowry package.
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