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Old 27th December 2007, 11:33 PM
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After moving to the US, I have not been in touch with the typical Indian wedding now - until we attended a wedding a couple of years ago in Chennai. I thought it was pretty extravagant - but my mom and sister enlightened me - apparently that was nothing compared to what is going on nowadays! I am shocked at the money being spent on food alone - with varieties and varieties to choose from - who can eat all that? A lot of wasted food is all I am thinking about! I dont get it - is this what is called "conspicuous consumption"!!
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Old 28th December 2007, 04:55 PM
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I agree with Shobanag, people are spending so much money and they make is a prestige issue.
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After moving to the US, I have not been in touch with the typical Indian wedding now - until we attended a wedding a couple of years ago in Chennai. I thought it was pretty extravagant - but my mom and sister enlightened me - apparently that was nothing compared to what is going on nowadays! I am shocked at the money being spent on food alone - with varieties and varieties to choose from - who can eat all that? A lot of wasted food is all I am thinking about! I dont get it - is this what is called "conspicuous consumption"!!
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