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Philly Boy Newbie to Lao Pride Offline I Love Laos! Posts: 9	Dowry 29^th Apr, 2011 at 2:48am Curious. How much money is an American Farang expected to give the parents of the bride to be of a traditional Lao girl? I know I will be buying a water buffalo and copious amounts of BeerLao and Whiskey... but what am I supposed to give the parents? Any idea??? Thanks!
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Reply #1 - 29^th Apr, 2011 at 4:08am

Minimum is usually 1 baht gold, or some money for the parents of the bride.

Meals and drinks cost money too, and it depends who will pay for them.

http://www.laobabes.com/dowry.html

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William Kelley Ex Member	Re: Dowry Reply #2 - 29^th Apr, 2011 at 7:09am Philly Boy, may I ask if she is from the city or rural area? I saw the water-buffalo in your post, and I was just curious. My wife is from Vientiane; I can imagine my mother-in-law's shock if I brought her a water buffalo. 55555 I wish you both may blessings and eternal happiness.
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Reply #3 - 2^nd May, 2011 at 7:48am

Yes, it's very intriguing. You don't usually come across a foreigner who give a water buffalo in the form of a dowry to their girlfriend's parents.

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Larb Dip God Member Offline Lao Pride, and No. 1 Lao Pride Admin' fan from NZ! Posts: 1383 Hadxaifong, Vientiane Gender: Age: 37 Awards: 1	Re: Dowry Reply #4 - 2^nd May, 2011 at 10:58pm Maybe he's betrothed to a peasnat whose kin own numerous rice paddies.
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llX God Member Offline "Absolute power corrupt." Posts: 2685 Gender: Age: 36 Awards: 2	Re: Dowry Reply #5 - 2^nd May, 2011 at 11:23pm Western culture don't have dowry. So monster in Law get nothing.
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PEACE God Member Offline Posts: 719 DIN FAR Gender: Age: 52	Re: Dowry Reply #6 - 3^rd May, 2011 at 3:11am I thought the daughter's family pays for the majority of weddiing costs? If so then that is a western dorwy which can be very expensive for the the dauhgter's fanily. llX wrote on 2^nd May, 2011 at 11:23pm: Western culture don't have dowry. So monster in Law get nothing.
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Reply #7 - 3^rd May, 2011 at 3:57am

Laos LXE, I guess you mean "mother in law" gets nothing.

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Reply #8 - 3^rd May, 2011 at 4:27am

The following items are the best dowry for any Lao parents.

The bigger they are, the more happier they will become.

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William Kelley Ex Member	Re: Dowry Reply #9 - 3^rd May, 2011 at 4:28am llX wrote on 2^nd May, 2011 at 11:23pm: Western culture don't have dowry. So monster in Law get nothing. I had one of those. A mother in law, then a MONSTER-in-law, now a Mae-in-law.
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llX God Member Offline "Absolute power corrupt." Posts: 2685 Gender: Age: 36 Awards: 2	Re: Dowry Reply #10 - 3^rd May, 2011 at 4:54am You know what I'm talking about William. Quote: llX wrote on 2^nd May, 2011 at 11:23pm: Western culture don't have dowry. So monster in Law get nothing. I had one of those. A mother in law, then a MONSTER-in-law, now a Mae-in-law.
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Reply #11 - 3^rd May, 2011 at 4:56am

Nice stuff. I think if you're from the U.S the mother in law want more for dowry? In the U.S it's more my brother pay $10,000 for dowry. Does Lao women also like diamond?
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Admin Saovaluck wrote on 3^rd May, 2011 at 4:27am:

The following items are the best dowry for any Lao parents.

The bigger they are, the more happier they will become.

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Reply #12 - 3^rd May, 2011 at 5:14am

$10,000 is a lot of money for dowry. Is that for his wife's parents to keep for themselves, or are all wedding expenses included in that money?

Everybody in this world loves diamond including Lao women. Diamond can be given to your wife as a wedding ring, but gold for her parents is sufficient for dowry because it's less expensive.

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Reply #13 - 3^rd May, 2011 at 5:27am

His wife is Lao-American from the U.S. I think most mother in law keep the dowry money here. I'm not sure. It cost him another $7,000 for diamond ring and another $9,000 at the restaurant. Total about $26,000. But he got $9,000 back from the wedding guest at the restaurant.
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Reply #14 - 3^rd May, 2011 at 6:12am

That's quite an expensive wedding, not to mention the ring. At least he got some money back through gifts.

So his mother in law received more than the cost of the restaurant.

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