Posted on 09/21/2005 1:36:06 PM PDT by Allan
NEW DELHI — India may be the land of the Kamasutra (search), the famed ancient treatise on sex, but in the country's hinterlands, public displays of affection remain strictly taboo.
An Israeli couple discovered just how staid the small towns of India can be when they were fined 500 Indian rupees (U.S. $11) each for embracing and kissing after getting married in the Hindu holy town of Pushkar (search) in northwestern India, the Asian Age newspaper reported Wednesday.
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As I am not God
I reserve the right to be offended.
Okay, then I shall offend you. We will both be happy then, huh?
They were probably working class Israeli IDF vets in their early 20's who have been living and fighting through an Intafada for the last 5+ years. They leave Israel and travel India because the shekel is such a weak currency, but still goes far in rural India. $22 is 2 days take-home minimum wage in Israel. That cost them at least 2 days travelling money.
But what a wedding story.
ping!
ping!
When in Rome...
Calling India a "primitve culture" speaks volumes about the commenter, not about India.
Did you get my freepmail about evolution?
Yes i am going through it right now, will give you my response soon.
Try to get ahold of those books I mentioned. Very, very good.
henderson field - I think Little Jeremiah said it best: "Calling India a "primitve culture" speaks volumes about the commenter, not about India." Go and read a book on Indian history and culture.....you may learn something new for a change.
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