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When you propose to a girl, are you going to do it like back home or are you going to do it like most people?

Back home? How do they do it? Got to her dad and offer cattle? I don't know if I have cattle. How do most people do it? Go to her dad and offer money? Tbh I don't even see myself getting married but if it did happen, I would probably buy her from her dad.

Bro, Sheekhals kidnap the wife, and then force the fathers to negotiate caadi ma aha, I went to a wedding back home, and they told me the guy kidnapped her I was like it was awesome

That's Kazakhstan dude. I think I watched something like that on Vice. Besides, I am not Sheekhal, I am Afar Qooble, I break into my future wifeys home in the dead of the night and kidnap her.

come off, we both know that is Mark who is going to break in and devour her let alone marry her.

I watched that on vice too. It's just tradition especially in galbeed, but this one the girl consents and it's preplanned. You can't get her otherwise.

Are you pulling my leg? I have to plan a kidnapping with the person I am going to kidnap? Ours is a rich culture mate.

Bruv, you'll get killed if you really kidnap her and then go to the father and your like "look mate, I got your daughter and I'm going to marry her, so please consent". It aint going to work

I read about that happening in some Kenyan cultures as well so was well surprised when I found out some Somalis do it as well. The girl has to put up a convincing fight.