韩国人结婚需备20万美金 房子彩礼是大头
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Beatles">Beatles</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sung">sung</span> "<span word="all">all</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="love">love</span>," <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="cash">cash</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> - <span word="nearly">nearly</span> $200,000, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="income">income</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="stem">stem</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mink">mink</span> <span word="coats">coats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="rings">rings</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="groom">groom</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="about">about</span> 270 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1999, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> 45.5 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Total">Total</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="outstripped">outstripped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 48.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="won">won</span> ($42,400), <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="data">data</span>.</p><p><span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unite">unite</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wedded">wedded</span> <span word="bliss">bliss</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="loans">loans</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="candid">candid</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="taboo">taboo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exchanging">exchanging</span> <span word="vows">vows</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="knit">knit</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Harris">Harris</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="Kim">Kim</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sociology">sociology</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ewha">Ewha</span> <span word="Womans">Womans</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marker">marker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="surname">surname</span>, <span word="Kim">Kim</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="is">is</span> 40 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="won">won</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="for">for</span> 45 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="with">with</span> 600 <span word="guests">guests</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>' <span word="friends">friends</span>.</p>
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