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[connor]

Young Indian woman employed by a Greek Cypriot here in Cyprus.

He tells her in order to keep her job she must have sex with him.

She gets pregnant.

He kicks her out.

She returns to India...pregnant.

Her own family kill her.

Have spoken to an Indian on this subject. I quote.....

"Oh yes they will kill the girls..they bring shame on the family you see. India is not like England sir."

[perdike]

Source please, Connor. Otherwise just hearsay.

Whats your point?

I hope it is that the alleged victim had a tragic life . . .and not "look how backward some countries are".

[Niki]

There are many good things about the culture but this is one of the aspects I can't understand - 'Honour Killings'. My friend who is from Pakistan had an arranged marriage with a cousin who she had never met and when the ceremony was over she hated him and the life. She having been brought up and educated in the UK and he being from a traditional Pakistan family.

Her parents had to get her out the country undercover as his family had set out to kill her because of the shame.

The git of a Cypriot however should have his b***s cut off!

[connor]

You can HOPE for what you like....Look how backward some countries are.

Source...members of the Indian community here in Cyprus.

[perdike]

[quote="connor"]You can HOPE for what you like....Look how backward some countries are.

Source...members of the Indian community here in Cyprus.[/quote

Still hearsay. Whats your point posting it?

Backwardness takes many forms. Look at the epidemic of knife murders among teenagers in London recently. Does the UK deserve a blanket description of "backward"?

[connor]

You instigated the word backward...not me.

You suggesting this type of honour killing does not go on..?

The subject is honour killings...not other crimes such as stabbings in London...or anywhere else.

[perdike]

Of course they go on and they are so horrific they don't need to be tossed around in the annecdotal, 'around the water cooler' way you posted this on the forum.

Quote from your first posting; "INDIA IS NOT LIKE ENGLAND, SIR". The whole tone of that (the only direct speech in your posting) is racist and condescending. Even if you don't see that/didn't intend it.

[connor]

Sorry if you did not like the way i presented that post.

"India is not like England sir."....The indian said that...not me.

You consider me to be rascist and condescending as a result of what HE said to ME...

Is it possible for you to discuss honour killings....or would you rather continue to have a go at me...?

[RichardB]

if you want to start a thread about 'honour' killings fine

But why precede the the thread with an unsubstantited story?

[connor]

It was not my intention to be rascist or condescending.