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>While they deserve their share of blame, the ordinary people have only made matters worse. Chin-mask, no-mask, herbal "remedies", religious gatherings, wedding

>While they deserve their share of blame, the ordinary people have only made matters worse. Chin-mask, no-mask, herbal "remedies", religious gatherings, weddings, engagements, naming ceremonies... the list goes on. Culture does not change in a day even at desperate times. Government should ban gathering and events. Even my extended family is planning to attend a wedding despite huge risk in doing so, why? In India attending someone's wedding is very important and basis for building social wealth. If you don't attend others wedding, they'll not attend yours. As simple as that, all families live in this fear of having no one attending wedding of their daughter or son that they take this massive risk to arrived at the wedding of their friends and relatives. Only strict government rule can fix this, otherwise I've heard misinformed people claiming that Coronavirus is just a hoax by government and no one is dying, why can't you attend the wedding if the everyone is coming. Unfortunately, you can't teach the people who hold this view, you only lose to them if you try to use reason.

walshemj 5y ago
The UK changed culture around weddings and funerals see teh Late Prince Phillips funeral.
- jey 5y ago
  The UK is very individualistic when compared to India. So the UK experience doesn’t translate so readily.
- wonderwonder 5y ago
  In the UK it was the funeral of a single dead rich guy and a singular instance. OP just said that weddings are the basis for societal wealth. Without an alternative in an already poor nation, how do you expect them just to change, shrug their shoulders and say oh well, guess we are poor forever now.
  - walshemj 5y ago
    Or stop treating women as cash cows maybe
    - selimthegrim 5y ago
      You’re missing the point - how do you think people find marriage partners there? Often at other people’s weddings.
- tim333 5y ago
  "Only strict government rule can fix this" kind of applies to the UK. We had quite a lot of rules and fines threatened.
- tedunangst 5y ago
  Seems pretty unlikely the commoners banned from attending the funeral procession are worried the queen will fail to attend their own funeral now.
- walshemj 5y ago
  They did stick to the 30 max attendees rules

walshemj 5y ago

The UK changed culture around weddings and funerals see teh Late Prince Phillips funeral.

jey 5y ago
The UK is very individualistic when compared to India. So the UK experience doesn’t translate so readily.
wonderwonder 5y ago
In the UK it was the funeral of a single dead rich guy and a singular instance. OP just said that weddings are the basis for societal wealth. Without an alternative in an already poor nation, how do you expect them just to change, shrug their shoulders and say oh well, guess we are poor forever now.
- walshemj 5y ago
  Or stop treating women as cash cows maybe
  - selimthegrim 5y ago
    You’re missing the point - how do you think people find marriage partners there? Often at other people’s weddings.
tim333 5y ago
"Only strict government rule can fix this" kind of applies to the UK. We had quite a lot of rules and fines threatened.
tedunangst 5y ago
Seems pretty unlikely the commoners banned from attending the funeral procession are worried the queen will fail to attend their own funeral now.
walshemj 5y ago
They did stick to the 30 max attendees rules