muppala@sunybcs.UUCP (Shankar Muppala) (11/05/85)
* It was a good to have views about dowry from an American Lady.
I am referring to article <5107@amdcad.uucp> by Linda Seltzer.
It may be a good idea to talk about divorce amongst Americans
along with the divorce issue. It will provide different topics for
discussion.
I had an American friend who got divorced because he and his
wife could not agree on the color of the drapes. What do situations
like these imply?
** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***dss00@amdahl.UUCP (dss00) (11/08/85)
> It may be a good idea to talk about divorce amongst Americans > along with the divorce issue. It will provide different topics for > discussion. > I disagree. I look at this group as a forum to find topics of interest to "Desi Janata". I think topics such as above do not belong here. I also object to stereotyping any group of people. Please, let's keep this group Indian. -- Deepak S. Sabnis ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!dss00 (408) 746-6058 (Usual Disclaimer Here)
ganpaty@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (S.Ganapathy) (11/09/85)
I think it just means nothing. I do not deny that Americans probably are #1 (world cahmpions) in this area (divorce) too. But there are very significant % of marriages which are quite traditional (conservative). The level of tolerance no doubt among people here in matter relating to private affairs is low. I don't think that it is proper to generalise. Do you know the even among Indian couples in US. the divorce rate runs to about 10 to 15%. We Indians are catching up real fast with our amercian friends in this aspect. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***