I see that after moving to America they picked up on the dog-eat-dog capitalism but not the woke feminism.
What's even the point of moving to 'muirica if you can't give your prospective marriage partner the birdie and walk out the door? ~w~ FREEDOM
(Of course, de facto, this is kidnapping by crazy people which happens everywhere regardless of culture to some extent. Although on that note the idea that they don't just call the cops is fascinating. Is it supposed to be "those are outsiders, don't get them involved" culture? I guess given the backstory with the "we're just overseas temporarily for a generation or so" mentality, that's probably the case.)