[Regnum] In Indonesia, a 74-year-old man paid a dowry of 3 billion rupiah (over 14.6 million rubles)
| US$181,075.50 |
"The groom publicly announced his intention to marry the 24-year-old beauty and presented her with a check for 3 billion Indonesian rupiah," the publication noted.
The wedding took place on October 1 in East Java. According to the organizers, the original price of the dowry was 1 billion rupiah, but at the last minute the groom tripled it. During the ceremony, he also gave guests 100,000 rupiah (about 500 rubles) each. After the ceremony, a dispute arose with the wedding company, which claimed payment had not been made, but the groom and the bride's relatives denied this.
| It’s nice being rich, so long as one ignores the day-to-day reality of living with someone with the age and interests of his grandchildren or great-grands. |