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Pls. explain pa-ma-man-hi-kan???

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it's like the asking of a girl's hand in marriage...it's like a filipino thing...but what if the guy is amer....n the girl is here in the states....does the pa-ma-man-hi-kan still apply?

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Yes it applies here in the US in the scenario you described, I've seen it happen. They were casual meetings for the families to get to know each other, not so much as to ask for the bride's hand. It's "pamamanhikan", without hyphens between syllables.
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yes, pamamanhikan still apply. But it still depend on the couple if they want to do it.
usually, if the girl has been in the US for a long time, they don't really practice the traditional pamamanhikan. however, i'm sure that the girl's family would still expect some sort of an arrangement wherein they can all meet (with both set of parents), and they can ask for the daughter's hand in marriage.. this is not to follow tradition but simply just a sign of respect for both set of parents that they are there to see the engagement at least! good luck!
literally, it's like climbing the stairs to enter the girl's house..."panhik" meaning to climb...figuratively, it means the guy has to "climb the highest mountains" (i.e., gets the parents' approval) before he could wed the girl...it's not as hard as you would think...and most likely would not be required - it really depends on how traditional the girl's family is...it is, however, a beautiful pilipino tradition.
I don't know if you can say that it still applies because originally you say pamamanhikan to ask the hand of the girl for marriage.. but think about this if you do that nowadays it's really funny because before the guy ask for the hand of the girl he got her already more than what he ask for.. he just didn't get the hand he also got the ***** ..lol but i still believe it still exist.../
It depends on the parents of the girl. They might require at least meeting and knowing would be in-laws prior to marriage.
It is not sort of a ceremony, It is just a casual meeting.
What I know is, it is also customary among Koreans and Chinese.
If the girls parents is in the states, then no problem the guy can perform "pamanhikan". But if the girls parents are in the Philippines and it is expensive and limited time for both the of them to travel, then its okay to marry an American without "pamanhikan".