Cultural Differences: Similarities Between American And Kuwaiti Marriage

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Every country have their own traditions in how they do their marriages. Some people do their weddings outdoor and others indoor. Marriage is the relationship between two people who are married. People get married when they are in love with each other or maybe their family forced or told them to get married and chose the wife or the husband. They also design everything like the cloths, the theme of the wedding also they choose the food that they want to serve in the wedding and they serve a lot of kinds of food to make the people happy. For example, they serve meat, chicken, sushi, salads, fruits, sweets and sure the wedding cake. There is one similarity and two differences between American marriage and Kuwaiti marriage. The similarity between American marriage and Kuwaiti marriage is the basics of the wedding. First, the American bride wears a white dress. …show more content…
The similarity is the basic things of the weddings which are the white dress for the bride, the father walk in with the bride and the invitation cards. The first difference between American marriage and Kuwaiti marriage is the place which where they do their weddings such as in gardens, on the beach, on the top of mountains, in their houses, charity and in ballrooms. The second contrast between them is that who is invited and who can come to their marriages. In my opinion, I prefer American weddings because it is more fun and beautiful when you do it in gradens or on the beach and you can make it special memory when all your beloved family and friends come. I recommend that you have to decide the way you want to do your wedding and makeup your mind also don’t do it before the wedding in short time, so you should to a table and organize what will you do and when. My prediction is that if you done all the things you want and select the theme of the wedding you want and where, you will have a wonderful

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