This kinda shit is the stereotype I carry with me with my citizenship and passport label. And i'm over here working hard to make sure whatever I spend is on my own account. Changing perception one man at a time.
Dowry is a sensitive topic especially viewed from an international perspective. It goes beyond "here let me buy your daughter with this money" since we are supposed to be a culture with extended family and the woman is initially married in to serving the man and his family. So, it is a tradition which by no means i am against, but 7 figure and you feel no shame? hmmm....
PS. I'm sad to say I know more than a few girls that would aspire to this tho.