Comments on: Your Marriage Was Arranged, No? http://www.sixintheworld.com/2007/02/02/your-marriage-was-arranged-no/ Andrus family travel round the world, rtw with 4 kids? Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:40:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: An Indian Kiwi http://www.sixintheworld.com/2007/02/02/your-marriage-was-arranged-no/comment-page-1/#comment-39301 An Indian Kiwi Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:03:58 +0000 http://sixintheworld.com/2007/02/02/your-marriage-was-arranged-no/#comment-39301 Hi! Wow, your journey sounds amazing! I was born in Chennai actually, but moved to New Zealand when I was four (yup, in Auckland!). I visited Madras again twice since then. I was wondering about the whole double standard India has regarding women's clothing ... and I'm afraid I don't really have an answer for it! It confuses me too, but I suppose we've just come to accept it and not think about it. I just asked my mum about it, and she reckons it could be the whole unbalanced development in India - twenty years ago, Tamil movies had decently clad women in quite well-thought films. Now the movie industry has shot off in its own interpretation of the Western world while the real India remains pretty conservative regarding Western things. But I guess they still enjoy the fantasy world that only films can bring ... I think I just confused myself there, but I hope it helps, heh. Time to keep reading the blogs! Thanks for the wonderful posts! Hi!

Wow, your journey sounds amazing! I was born in Chennai actually, but moved to New Zealand when I was four (yup, in Auckland!). I visited Madras again twice since then.

I was wondering about the whole double standard India has regarding women’s clothing … and I’m afraid I don’t really have an answer for it! It confuses me too, but I suppose we’ve just come to accept it and not think about it.

I just asked my mum about it, and she reckons it could be the whole unbalanced development in India – twenty years ago, Tamil movies had decently clad women in quite well-thought films.

Now the movie industry has shot off in its own interpretation of the Western world while the real India remains pretty conservative regarding Western things. But I guess they still enjoy the fantasy world that only films can bring … I think I just confused myself there, but I hope it helps, heh.

Time to keep reading the blogs!
Thanks for the wonderful posts!

]]> By: Bothwells http://www.sixintheworld.com/2007/02/02/your-marriage-was-arranged-no/comment-page-1/#comment-3373 Bothwells Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:03:29 +0000 http://sixintheworld.com/2007/02/02/your-marriage-was-arranged-no/#comment-3373 she's the man was good but not that good so I'll have to say mac you are crazy she’s the man was good but not that good so I’ll have to say mac you are crazy

]]> By: Steve Youngblood http://www.sixintheworld.com/2007/02/02/your-marriage-was-arranged-no/comment-page-1/#comment-3211 Steve Youngblood Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:54:03 +0000 http://sixintheworld.com/2007/02/02/your-marriage-was-arranged-no/#comment-3211 Hey guys, just wanted to let you know a tornado hit central Florida yesterday. It missed my dad's place (right down from the Villages on 27) but did do some damage in and around your folks area. Just wanted to make sure you know. Steve Hey guys, just wanted to let you know a tornado hit central Florida yesterday. It missed my dad’s place (right down from the Villages on 27) but did do some damage in and around your folks area. Just wanted to make sure you know.

Steve

]]> By: anuradha shastry http://www.sixintheworld.com/2007/02/02/your-marriage-was-arranged-no/comment-page-1/#comment-3007 anuradha shastry Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:02:29 +0000 http://sixintheworld.com/2007/02/02/your-marriage-was-arranged-no/#comment-3007 Anne, i raced to read the blog the minute i knew it was posted.. ".....“The movie’s not real. What it shows is not real, so it’s not offensive.” ...." Movies in India are an escape from the mundane realities that people face day in and day out. Tollywood (the tamil movie you saw is part of this) and bollywood (the larger Hindi film industry ) and other multitude of language movies is a HUGE HUGE industry here and people eat live and breathe the moview. my guess is that is the reason reality and celluloid are so far apart. Also, things are a bit different in the away from the interiors. but then again, not too much!!! the unwaned stares, the looks happen in cities as well if someone thinks you are "dressed differently" I hope this will give you a bit more in your quest towards understanding the dichotomy which is inbuilt into our lives here. take care!! anu Anne, i raced to read the blog the minute i knew it was posted..

“…..“The movie’s not real. What it shows is not real, so it’s not offensive.” ….”

Movies in India are an escape from the mundane realities that people face day in and day out.

Tollywood (the tamil movie you saw is part of this) and bollywood (the larger Hindi film industry ) and other multitude of language movies is a HUGE HUGE industry here and people eat live and breathe the moview. my guess is that is the reason reality and celluloid are so far apart.

Also, things are a bit different in the away from the interiors. but then again, not too much!!! the unwaned stares, the looks happen in cities as well if someone thinks you are “dressed differently”

I hope this will give you a bit more in your quest towards understanding the dichotomy which is inbuilt into our lives here.

take care!!

anu

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