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Jun 18th, 2009, 23:57
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oh she of little faith .
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How NOT to be pestered ....?
Now on another website a lady had written about a way in which she had stopped men pestering her .
According to this lady , wearing lots of bangles stops men from harassing you , as this shows you are married . So , how correct is this ~ should I on arrival treat myself to multiple bracelets and jangle my way around Rajasthan or will it not really deter most men  |
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Jun 19th, 2009, 00:04
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Infidel Sufi
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err, what makes you think married women are not 'pestered' in India? They are.
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Jun 19th, 2009, 00:17
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Kashmiri-Punjabi Sherni
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The nice guys will never pester you, and the idiots will no matter how many bangles you wear or wedding ring or bindi...just how it is.
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Jun 19th, 2009, 00:35
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bangles ????
 this is the first i've heard of this!! incidentally - not all married women wear bangles... besides with all them jingle jangles you will probably attract even more touts who'll want you to buy their jingle jangles! hellsbellsbaby - live up to that name  it aint thaaat bad - reading through IM you surely must realise that! :brishti |
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Jun 19th, 2009, 00:52
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Jun 19th, 2009, 01:10
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Jun 19th, 2009, 01:31
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arre - 5 brownie points for you sir, ok dashit... 10 then.
churi in bengali means bangles. churi in bengali means stealing. - different spelling, in bengali that is! :brishti |
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Jun 20th, 2009, 00:15
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oh she of little faith .
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Jun 20th, 2009, 00:19
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Kashmiri-Punjabi Sherni
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 now there's a thought - might just shock people enough to work! Who's going to be the first to try it out?  Seriously hellsbellsbaby, other than sindoor/red color powder in the parting of one's hair, there's no definitive sign of marriage. So bangles, wedding ring, bindi, etc - no difference between married and single women. Course as the Capt pointed out, married women aren't off-the-hook either as targets. |
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Jun 20th, 2009, 13:32
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oh she of little faith .
Join Date: Aug 2008
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Really then I should just be flattered and take it with a pinch of salt ....
should I be more concerned if I'm ignored ;=D |
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Jun 21st, 2009, 19:30
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Jun 22nd, 2009, 04:38
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oh she of little faith .
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Jun 22nd, 2009, 05:51
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Naan.tering Nabob
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How about going full burqa, walking softly, & carrying a big cricket stick(as in oops did I accidently buttend you in the midsection - terribly sorry)!?
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Jun 23rd, 2009, 01:47
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I once asked my wife why she never wears bangles --- I like them.
She replied that they would be worn by Brahmin women, and low-class women, and the just-married. That's just one interpretation from one corner of India: these thing differ wildly from place to place and culture to culture. |
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Jun 23rd, 2009, 14:02
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let the mridangam resound! :brishti ignore them subtitles - really ruins the 'spirit'  |
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