Originally Posted by
rebeld
what are these engagement parties?
man, i get engaged it will prolly be me, the unlucky lady, and our immediate fam as we proceed to get full on bbq and booze

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This is part of Vietnamese tradition, basically the female family gives their daughter away to the male family. It's all ceremonious and such, I don't want one but if I marry my girlfriend her family will, and it's all on the females to decide if they want one.