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Post by onlymark on Oct 5, 2010 9:52:52 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2010 9:59:06 GMT
Those are fantastic, but some of those people scare me anyway.
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Post by lola on Oct 5, 2010 23:38:00 GMT
Oh, to be single again.
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Post by hwinpp on Oct 6, 2010 7:25:48 GMT
Ha, ha, Lola. I don't think I'd do that again.  |
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Post by bjd on Oct 6, 2010 8:17:58 GMT
Those ads are great.
I regularly read the ones in the New York Review of Books and always wonder why those "perfect" people resort to putting ads in a magazine.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 6, 2010 15:32:47 GMT
Those ads cracked me up.
I am always fascinated by the personals in printed media. I think most of those "perfect" people are deeply narcissistic and clueless as to how that might be a deterrent to meaningful relationships.
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Post by hwinpp on Oct 11, 2010 9:04:04 GMT
The best marriage adverts (I know there's a real technical term for this but I can't remember it :  are to be found in the Indian media. Hindustan Times, Times of India etc. The future husbands, all grown men, are always referred to as boys, caste is always given, girls are always fair and sharp- featured... |
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 11, 2010 15:20:22 GMT
Is it "match-making", HW? Wow -- I looked up the Times of India. They have a very sophisticated online sign-up page, and thoughtfully provide sample ads for parents looking to contract marriage for their boys and girls. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2010 19:34:24 GMT
It would be awful if the 'boys and girls' arranged their own encounters. We all know that.  |
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Post by hwinpp on Oct 12, 2010 5:03:03 GMT
Ezhuva Parents, Chauhan girl, Srivastava Girl, Slim Sanadhya Brahmin Girl, Kasaudhan Vaish girl, fair, slim, beautiful, Manglik Punjabi Khattri, Brahmin SP girl, Saruparin Brahmin 31/160 Phd Chem Lecturer Eng College-Lko, B'ful girl, etc., etc....
And people still call India the biggest democracy in the world... hopefully it's with their tongue firmly in their cheek.
If ever there was a country that needed a revolution, that'd be India...
Matrimonials, Bixa, matrimonials ;D
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 12, 2010 5:40:11 GMT
What do the numbers mean? Surely they're not age/weight are they?
What I find really shocking is how many of the women, uh, girls are highly educated and working in their professions.
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Post by hwinpp on Oct 12, 2010 6:13:19 GMT
Yes, they're hight and weight. Note even the subcastes are mentioned, just in case anybody is unsure about who they're going to marry. And age of course. All these well- educated people also still believe in astrology. I wonder what 'BHP' means...? It seems to be asked for in nearly every ad. One thing you need to remember, dowries are still very much expected from the potential husband's family, so more can be asked for if the family has already invested heavily in his education. BHP- Biodata, Horoscope, Photograph Just saw it on the commonly used abbreviations page: www.advertisementindia.com/CommonlyUsedAbbreviations.asp |
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are to be found in the Indian media. Hindustan Times, Times of India etc. The future husbands, all grown men, are always referred to as boys, caste is always given, girls are always fair and sharp- featured...