What Is Sin Sod?

EP. 18 What Is Sin Sod? 🇹🇭💍

If you’re a foreigner dating or marrying a Thai person, you’ve probably heard about สินสอด (sin sɔ̀ɔt).

But is it really “paying for the bride”?

Not quite.

Sin sod is a traditional part of Thai marriage culture connected to family, respect, gratitude and responsibility. But how it works, how much is expected, and whether a family even wants it can be very different from one family to another.

In this episode, we talk about where the tradition comes from, why money and gold are involved, what can happen to the money after the wedding, and what amounts are commonly discussed today.

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