My friend, an Indian girl, told me that she is so stressed out lately because of all the weddings that she has been invited to. And you know their custom, they cannot NOT turn up or she will be boycotted when she host any family celebrations or events.
Turning up is not such a big deal BUT she said that their kind of people look down on others who are not driving a big car, well-dressed and decked with jewelry, so much so that her mother has to buy sarees and pay them by installments and borrow jewelry from other family members to wear for the occasion. My friend told me that her father is thinking of renting a Mercedes Benz just so that they could arrive in style.
I think it is bad to look down at people in such a manner and I feel that it is equally bad that they feel the need to put up a farce like that. Although they are not rich to be able to afford all those luxury items, neither are they poor.
The only problem is that they don't want to lose face! What a life!
Turning up is not such a big deal BUT she said that their kind of people look down on others who are not driving a big car, well-dressed and decked with jewelry, so much so that her mother has to buy sarees and pay them by installments and borrow jewelry from other family members to wear for the occasion. My friend told me that her father is thinking of renting a Mercedes Benz just so that they could arrive in style.
I think it is bad to look down at people in such a manner and I feel that it is equally bad that they feel the need to put up a farce like that. Although they are not rich to be able to afford all those luxury items, neither are they poor.
The only problem is that they don't want to lose face! What a life!
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