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2007-10-27 India-Pakistan

Indian man unable to buy roses for his wife, now world's largest grower

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Posted by john frum 2007-10-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 As a devout capitalist who delights in ikebana and giving women flowers, this story strikes numerous chords. People who teach flower arranging have requested the loan of my own collection of ikebana accessories. My sweethearts have always received at least one or more bouquets of flowersusually a dozen roseseach week and have had other women express amazement at the regularity thereof. One woman even commented to a girlfriend of mine how the only time she got roses was when her husband was trying to make up for cheating on her. Another bemoaned how even after giving birth to their son, all she got from her husband were carnations. Amongst local florists, I'm known as a tyrant for picking out each individual flower for bouquets and even bringing in my own vases when their selection is inadequate.

There is huge potential in India. When I came back from the US, Valentines Day was unheard of as a festival, but now even on Mothers Day, gifts are exchanged. I was surprised how quickly Western events have been assimilated into the culture,

Small wonder that a largely free society has evolved a tradition of celebrating events that elicit such universal sentiment whereby they are adopted by entirely foreign cultures. I really should say "ostensibly foreign cultures" because Indiaas Asia's largest democracy and most productive economyhas so much in common with America that their embrace of our own popular holidays really is no surprise.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-27 00:37|| 2007-10-27 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 One woman even commented to a girlfriend of mine how the only time she got roses was when her husband was trying to make up for cheating on her.

The common thread between infidelity and funerals has finally been identified.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-10-27 03:30|| 2007-10-27 03:30|| Front Page Top

#3 I grow flowers, rather than give them. Mrs. no mo has often told her friends that if I ever actually gave her flowers, it would mean there was another woman.

We see a theme developing here?

Posted by no mo uro 2007-10-27 06:58|| 2007-10-27 06:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Mr. Wife paints in oils, and gave each of his girlfriends an oil painting. He never gave me one, but brought two paintings into the marriage. He also brought his love of beauty and artistic taste, and enthusiasm for painting the walls of wherever we lived. He is looking forward to painting again when the trailing daughters are grown. Zenster, you sound like a delightful and enthusiastic beau. May you one day find yourself happily married to a woman who appreciates you properly.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-27 10:05|| 2007-10-27 10:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Andrew Wyeth, the American painter, did 240 nude studies of his neighbor, Helga Testorf, over a 14 year period, unknown to either his wife or her husband, the latter who was surprised, to say the least, after seeing a painting of his nude wife on the cover of Time Magazine.

Shortly thereafter, a cartoon came out which showed a somewhat cringing Andrew Wyeth, with his wife saying rather angrily, "Why don't you ask Helga for a cup of coffee?"

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-10-27 11:34|| 2007-10-27 11:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Zenster, you sound like a delightful and enthusiastic beau. May you one day find yourself happily married to a woman who appreciates you properly.

Thank you for the kind thoughts, trailing wife. I'm working on it.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-27 17:08|| 2007-10-27 17:08|| Front Page Top

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