Mukul-da,
Burning issues can wait a little longer. Now that you mention it about South
India I recall a situation which has vexed me since my first month at Harvard.
I was at the SSN office (Social Security Administraion) and met the on;y other
Indian student at Harvard's Grad school of education compared to hundreds who
come www.gmu.edu for computers. She was a graduate of IIM Ahmedababd. She was a
Punjabi by last name but her grandmother lived in Boston.Her grandmother was a
Telugu from Andhra Pardesh. Also there was another young girl - her cousin who
was a student at Harvard Business School - also having come from India. The
Harvard MBA girl was a cousin of my classmate but . called the older woman as
her aunt . I was amazed how can my batchmate's cousin call my batchmate's
gradma as aunt.
She did mention that MBA girl's father was also her grandma's brother.. Its
so confusing!!!
Umesh
mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px
} body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } <Cousin marriage is
more common in Muslims >
Didn't you know that in all of South India(Hindus)the first match choice is
Sister's daughter.And for all Jews too?
You are referring to Classic Brit/Hollywood Movies about pecking points.
We still did not define Kissing Cousin!
Let's stop .
More Burning issues at hand!
mm
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:34:51 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Assam] first cousin - is cousin once removed
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]
Mukul-da,
I cannot argue with you about Englishmen's habits since you studied in England
before I was even born. But it seems strange that I never saw any Englishman in
a movie or in a story (by Jeffery Archer, Charles Dickens, Shakespeare etc)
kiss their sisters and mothers on any place besides cheeks or forehead.
I think this topic is going nowhere. Lord Krishna's sister married their
cousin Arjun to produce son Abhimanyu. Lord Krishna was also brother (in words)
of Arjun's other wife Draupadi. Cousin marriage is more common in Muslims .
Umesh
mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P
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{font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} ( on the cheek I guess)
Don't even Guess.
Englishmen never kissed somebody's cheek!
mm
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:13:50 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Assam] first cousin - is cousin once removed
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]
http://www.nysun.com/article/36394
although the dictionary definition shows that any close relative who is close
enough to be greeted with a kiss (on the cheek I guess)
Umesh
mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P
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{font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;} And what is "Kissing Cousin"?
mm
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:51:39 -0700
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Assam] first cousin - is cousin once removed
I have a question . A 10 yearold student asked a question " What is a cousin
once removed?" I checked on wiki is says once first cousin is one's uncle --
and his children are my cousin once removed. I remember checking in high school
days after reading the term in a Sherlock Holmes short story - perhaps in the
"Speckled Band"
Even an American colleague was not too sure so it seems this is old system
(used by older generation only
Umesh
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