to stay on topic of the thread...i think Summy hit it right on the spot, although would you call it very black and white? Id say arranged marraige has alot of grey because theres all different types of arranged marraiges like you already stated.
the view of it here is ridiculous, i don't think its so bad. i know plenty of indians that have had it 'arranged', (see summys post earlier in the thread regarding the scenarios), and they were proper happy.
regarding the marraige outside culture...
halfblood offspring ftw
i think its fine. as long as your not one to be a bigot, which i dont think you would be if you were marrying a person of a different race. unless you were marrying them for specific reasons i guess...which is lame.
parul jan -
WHOA., i think harman basically said it that wat u said was sorta eh..not so cool..but if u mean it regarding stereotypes, then yea i would say most people would def agree that their first answer would be that the minorities have it worse. but thats just because people dont know wat the truth really is.
white people. hmmmm, wat really defines white? u mean the caucasian? the aryan? or european/american/canadian only?
sidenote, middleasterners are white. iranians are white. afghans are white. they are all aryan or semites. but i do believe you are referring to euro races. and more specifically to 'white america', which at first glance, and first thought, you wouldn't think they have a culture..
ch-ch-check this outtt
i went to a catholic highschool, all boys, almost every kid was either Irish, Italian, or Irish-Italian. im like oh niceee sooo do u like eat crazy italian dinners everyday??! their response is no. they eat like eveyrone else. "were not from italy, but my great great grandfather was.." they dont have a sense of their bloods culture cuz they are removed from it. but they have a culture, which is americas culture. americans have their own values and cultural traits (like eating dinner at like 5pm..wtf?! lol) but that doesnt mean its not a culture.
american music, american dance, american language!, american food, american everyday lifestyles, these are all a part of the american culture. you and i exhibit these cultural traits too, whether you realize it or not.
and a typical argument can be like 'well its more like america is just a melting pot, theres so many diff races here that there isnt one main culture at all, and if ur not from one of those ethnic races here in america, then u dont really have a culture"
how bout punjab? punjab has so many traditions and values of many races that have conquered the area and settled there and or ruled over the area, and more recently than one might think.
when you look at a 12yr old boy from alabama and look at his face, you cant trace his genes can you? german? irish? italian? polish? swedish? english? south african? maybe a mix of some or all? mixed races in his blood in america, with combined traits from all of the hypothetical bloodlines this alabama boy might have, mean he's cultureless?
when you look at a 12 yr old boy from punjab, do you think of tracing his genes? greek? pashtun? persian? mongol? dravidian?..maybe all?.. do u say he doesnt have a culture? ...or do u say hes punjabi
america has developed a culture, because of the numerous races and cultures that are present in this land, just like punjab has.
you wanna know why some dont realize that americans have a culture? because you live with two cultures. you live with an american one around you and in your case, indian one at home, where as John Smith who cant speak anythin but english with an american accent, and knows nothing except america, only has one culture. so to you, he has nothing, because you dont see the culture of america that you're growing up in with john smith, all you see is the difference, why you and john smith arent the same.
the cultural background tally count isnt Parul:1, John:0..
its Parul:2, John:1
ps i hope i didnt sound too aggressive in this! i hate lecturing cept i end up doin it all the time lol ask anyone haha i can ramble forever
peace in the middle east yallllllll
