I don't get this "proposing" with going down on your knees in US culture.
it's so weird.
like this knight thing in UK where the queen is waving a sword over you.

while we're at it: I don't get marriage.

@distelfliege it's a tax evasion scheme (unless US laws work very differently in which case lol)

@MightyPork I guess so.. same here.. but I've seen it so often:

"We're only doing it for tax reasons!"

*that same couple turns around on the spot and goes to wedding shoppe, buys expensive wedding dress and suit and has a party with all the relatives and weird rituals in it*

yeah perfectly logical.

@distelfliege @MightyPork ther's actually an arcane IRS rule where they can call bullshit on a marriage, so they ask for proof that it ISN'T done for legal advantage. same for immigration iirc

@trwnh @MightyPork in germany, this is done only for immigration, as far as i know, which is total racist bullshit!