285 Indian girls no longer "Unwanted"

[Siege]

Why do we care?
Let the savages be savages.

[Lettow77]

 By what measure are Indians savages? I don't buy it.

[The Brain]

Calling girls unwanted- at first it makes me a laugh a little
at the sheer fairy tail messedupness of it all. But...yeah.
Poor girls. At least they seem to be doing OK, one they
talk to is still in school at 15 and all that.

A couple of points:

1. There's enough fairy tail on this forum as it is.

2. In the west a guy can get named Hunter.

[Queequeg]

Lettow, I know you are an idiot, but even an idiot should know that China was the only reason Japanese civilization ever surpassed the Maoris.

[Syt]

Lettow, I know you are an idiot, but even an idiot should know that China was the only reason Japanese civilization ever surpassed the Maoris.

As explained in this episode of Hetalia:
http://www.goodanime.net/hetalia-axis-powers-episode-16

[Lettow77]

 Hetalia is terrible fujoshibait.

China is the greatest Asian country, and Japan is the greatest country in the far east.

[Martinus]

Actually, this reminds me of a relatively funny custom practised by early Poles (I think until 12th century or so) and possibly other people. When children were born they were given derogatory names, the equivalent of something like "Unwanted", "Ugly", "Creep" etc. as a way of diverting the attention of devils and evil spirits. Only when a kid reached 4 or 5, and was deemed "safe", he or she was given a proper, nice name like Gzgzgzgislaw or Brzizvivoj

[Zanza]

I wonder if market forces will eventually force a cultural change. When women get scarce, their value should grow and the custom of having to pay a big dowry should invert itself.

[Syt]

Actually, this reminds me of a relatively funny custom practised by early Poles (I think until 12th century or so) and possibly other people. When children were born they were given derogatory names, the equivalent of something like "Unwanted", "Ugly", "Creep" etc. as a way of diverting the attention of devils and evil spirits. Only when a kid reached 4 or 5, and was deemed "safe", he or she was given a proper, nice name like Gzgzgzgislaw or Brzizvivoj

It actually made sense, consdiering the child mortality in those days. I read somewhere that emotional bonds to young children were very lose in the middle ages because of them dying so frequently.

[Razgovory]

China is the greatest Asian country, and Japan is the greatest country in the far east.

That is why they call Japanese the "The Yankees of the East".  What you love in Japan, is what you confess to hate in your own country men.

[Neil]

Japanese culture is just another Western culture.  I'm neutral on it.  On the other hand, I'm quite bullish on Japan in general due to their construction of dreadnought battleships.

[Ed Anger]

Japanese culture is just another Western culture.  I'm neutral on it.  On the other hand, I'm quite bullish on Japan in general due to their construction of dreadnought battleships.

The Yamato was junk.

[Neil]

Japanese culture is just another Western culture.  I'm neutral on it.  On the other hand, I'm quite bullish on Japan in general due to their construction of dreadnought battleships.

The Yamato was junk.

It suffered from the problems that all Japanese warships of WWII had:  Inadequate AA weapons.  At least it had decent armour.

[DGuller]

It's cute how he wants to be a westerner.

He's got quite few ticks from narrowminded left to do.

[Solmyr]

It's cute how he wants to be a westerner.

He's got quite few ticks from narrowminded left to do.

Not to mention max his stability.