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We do fasting every Friday/Saturday so won't eat rice just finish with some tiffin items like dosa etc

We spend lakhs of money on gold to keep in almara for years but thinks twice to buy costly mopping sticks, dish washers etc which can make life easier

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Very Indian Problems number 1-

How many times is the right amount of time to be asked by the host to eat the sweets?

Host- Please have the sweets.
Guest- (to himself) OMG! the laddu looks so delicious, let the host ask me one more time. I will gobble it up. Hmm with a smile
Host- I will bring some water.. please take the sweets...
Guest- Yes, Sure. I will have some water. OMG! please ask me to eat the sweets one more time (to himself)
Host- Haiii, why haven't you eaten the sweet. Please take it.
Guest- (to himself) YES! YES! He said it!!! Thanks so much for offering the sweets. I love laddus.
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Hi All,

This reminds me of an incident which my frnd had shared. I guess some guests had come to her house along with a kid. When my friend's mom offered the sweets to the kid, the kid was staring at her mom. then my frnd's mom again asked her to have the sweets. Still the kid didn't take it. once my frnd's mom told it for the 3rd time, the kid asked her mom...mummy aunty asked to me have sweet for the third time, can i have it now ??

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How or when to request guests to take off footwear -

They are Indians, and you'd assume they'd look at the pile by the door and get a hint...So how to gently suggest that to guest... Simple plain request in simple English? Block their entry till they de-shoe? Bend to touch their feet and flick away the shoes? Point to the shoes and gush 'what great shoes you have'

Nice thread!

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Can't believe Indians doing that...
Damn these Wannabes!!

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raki said: ↑

Hi All,

This reminds me of an incident which my frnd had shared. I guess some guests had come to her house along with a kid. When my friend's mom offered the sweets to the kid, the kid was staring at her mom. then my frnd's mom again asked her to have the sweets. Still the kid didn't take it. once my frnd's mom told it for the 3rd time, the kid asked her mom...mummy aunty asked to me have sweet for the third time, can i have it now ??
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Out of the mouth of babes.

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Marriage happens once in a lifetime !!!

Marriage happens once in lifetime, so fulfill all your desires and wishes. Take a big mandap, have sangeet, have lot variety food stalls etc. But hello, it is more of fulfilling other's wishes and desires. Fine, it is good to honor to other's wishes and desires.
But with this logic, "Marriage happens once in a lifetime", let us try to understand what the bride and bridegroom both want ?
I understand earlier, girl and boy were young during the marriage so they used to obey whatever their parents say, or marriage used to be agreeing to what parents say. But now when times are changing, can we please notice our poor bride and bridegroom who are earning, taking responsibility of their marriage, trying to make elders happy and just try to make their wishes fulfilled too.
After all elders have taken their share of honors, basked in limelight, let us turn our attention to poor bride and bridegroom, they too deserve to be happy in their marriage, don't you think so?
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@Avanti30- Oh Yes!! This is one thing I heard constantly too.. "You will get married only once... Why not have a grand wedding". For 2 days wedding ceremony one has to spend lifetime savings
Fulfilling all the customs and traditions... there will be little room for bride and grooms wants.

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Rihana said: ↑

: ) You are giving me ideas! I know this place that makes custom signs!

I came across few more:

Life is full of choices: remove your shoes or scrub the floor.
Please remove your shoes. It's an Asian thing.
Your comfort is meaningless to us. Please take off your shoes.
Please take off your shoes, and don't take a better pair on the way out.

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BP, done venting about shoes. will be back with more. : )
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@Rihana-
Good ones.

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Marriage happens between two unknown people ...

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I cook but reluctantly. So when guests come on short notice, I get takeout menus out - I'd rather order in and have a good time with guests than be making sub-standard pakodas! We aren't so bothered by the odd funny comment...

However when parents are here, phew! The mums insisting on cooking a simple meal for everyone is the biggest Indian problem for me!

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Rebuke on dressing in a simple way.

Wearing a salwar kameez to party, wedding or other big gatherings. No matter how "fancy" it is, some guests and even the hostess sometimes, will comment that I did not wear a saree, or lehenga or whatever. Actually experienced it. Once wore a really fancy jug-mug (shiny work) kurti on expensive jeans and high-heels to a Friday evening party. This couple was throwing the party after a long time, and it was to celebrate multiple milestones. At the door, the hostess, gives me the top-to-bottom look and says, 'oh you wore a kurti'. Husband next to me who didn't wear Indian clothes, gets away with no such dressing down [pun intended!]

And even if I wear a saree, one madam will always say it is very simple. Heard this at my own house-warming function. "Oh I thought you would wear at least a Kanjeevaram." DH says fire on my face matched the fire in havan. : )

whatever happend to atithi devo bhava! Guest is God, in whatever attire!
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I cried in my marriage ... I was not suppose eat anything till marriage but only fruits and juices... Some cousin came with pasta in hand from my marriage and I was changing to wear yellow Saree for puja ... The moment I saw pasta I cried my heart out . Mom thought it's because of wedding I was like its my marriage and they are eating ! Cousin was shocked . They laugh on this but trust me it wasn't funny !

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