@hareram, with due respect, that's what I am trying to say. People today follow traditions blindly, without realizing the implications and they need to show that they are educated and throw away traditions that are demeaning. It is like racism. It was the culture in the US to segregate and discriminate against blacks. If people kept discriminating against them because if was the culture, then they would still be treated as slaves. As we get more educated, we need to end such wrong practices so that there is no discrimination among human beings.



@sijanrana, Seems like you cannot read correctly.
"The most surprising thing about this post is that "Nilasha" realized AFTER her "AMERICAN" colleague found it hard to believe that Nepali women treat their husbands almost as if they are gods"

I never realized anything. I was talking to an American colleague about Teej and she found it hard to believe that Nepali women treat their husbands almost as if they are gods. There is no realization there. She said "As long as women don't treat men as equals, men will not treat women as equals." which made sense.





@sojoketo, you are showing your male chauvinistic pig attitude. You think it makes you a better person because you are strong and you can bully women by slapping them and making them your slaves?

The truth is you do not have to prove your love by following these ancient traditions. If you encourage women to drink water from your feet then you still want to dominate the women and treat them like they used to 100 years ago.

I don't condemn women for doing this on their own free will, but simply I believe this is not necessary and not healthy practice which is still accepting male dominance. If you feel it's to show dedication and love, why don't you wash your wife's feet and drink the water. Love is not something you show by such stupid actions of dominance or extreme servitude.

You probably believe that wife needs to cook for your everyday and clean your mess and do everything to meet your needs like your mom does for your father. I don't have anything against you, since you are just a product of your culture. I have seen many men who want to go back to Nepal after they lived in the US for a while because they crave for the culture which oppresses women. And guess what? most women do not want to go back because they have gotten a taste of equality in America and they don't want to go back to the same oppressing culture. They need to stop following those cultural practices even in the US to set an example.