So here in Botswana there is still currently a lobola, or bride price to be paid whenever there is a marriage. In a lot of cultures the female has to pay the males family a dowry, but here its the grooms family that has to pay. The payment is almost always cattle, and it ranges from 6-12 cattle normally, always in twos. This custom is still very alive and well. My professor today told me that as a white American girl, I'd probably be worth about 16 cattle!
Don't tell my dad though, I bet he'd be all for that arrangement!
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