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description: "High bride prices in China aren't entirely without merit. I often withdraw cash to take to HK, and mainland banks have become very strict about cash withdrawals. Every time the bank teller asks what the cash is for, if I say for spending, they ask what I'm spending on. I say buying a car, and they say I can use a card.I say it's fine, I'll keep it at home, and they say keeping it at home is unsafe.Basically, nothing I say works. Later, I discovered I could say it's for the bride price. Now, every time the teller asks what I'm withdrawing cash for, two words: bride price. Then the teller won't ask a second question, and even looks at me with a sympathetic expression.A 300k bride price, and it usually has to be cash. In China, that's perfectly reasonable 😁"
datetime: "2026-04-20T00:00:53.000Z"
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author: "[浩浩小课堂](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/19784218.md)"
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# High bride prices in China aren't entirely without…