What It's Like To Be A Mail-Order Bride

What It's Like To Be A Mail-Order Bride

via

Posted:

Print Article

Read the whole story at www.washingtonpost.com

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - They met for the first time at a hotel coffee shop. He'd flown five hours from South Korea. She'd come eight hours by bus from the Vietnamese countryside. The attraction was modest but enough. About 18 hours later, they were married.

With the exchange of rings, provided by a broker, Danh Thi Cam Loan and Lee Kwan-ju became sudden partners in a matchmaking gamble - one in which strangers sharing neither language nor culture embark on a life together.

Connectez-vous pour laisser un commentaire

Follow us on