A shame

>>Our BACHELORS still continue to marry VIRGINS<<

Quite interesting! I have lived as a bachelor in a city different from my own for 5+ years and had interacted with 100's of them (bachelor homes / monthly rental rooms etc.) and can vouch for the fact that <20% of them never had any pre-marital sex. Can we pack all the rest to U.S.?:-) Even among those 20%, if you screen out those who have seen 'maRRa padangaL', you'll find a much smaller percentage remaining. And I'm talking about 80's.

I think you're talking about girls who lived with their "parents only" till marriage and I'm talking about the whole group:-)

And what about the HIV statistics of TN v/s international %?

Another thing - you're only talking about sex when it comes to "morals". There is much more, take the case of honesty. Just one example - How many doctors in TN show their correct income and pay the correct tax? (I can cite 1000's of such moral corruption among "average" people and not politicians or cine-field people)

When I worked in India, we had a "perk" called "Medical allowance" (again talking about 80's -90's). If you submit "medical bills", this allowance is not taxable and otherwise you'll have to pay IT. 95% of employees used to produce fake bills. (I was an object of ridicule for paying tax). Highly moral society, is it?

>>exactly with the average Indian & his western counterpart<<

Leave out the really poor of India and just take those with decent earnings. Also leave out Indians abroad.

Compare the % that one contributes to some kind of charity with "lowest" income western counterpart. You'll be in for a great surprise, which probably your dil didn't find out:-)

Morals does not mean sex alone, agreed. There is rampant corruption, a gift of the British reign! A mega country of diverse states pulled together with all social wretchedness of illiteracy, poverty & exploitation. Yes, our 'bachelors' are pampered with condom vending machines inside the university campus! The truck drivers & worker crowd are threatened with Pulliraja ads & wooed to adopt safety measures. Nobody to teach integrity! No self restraint! Our youth are not taught what it is! Instant is what the world wants! I said next generation will not be lucky to enjoy the dignity of personal morals in matters of sex; you scorn at my being behind time. Thanx for updating! I still SEE a sane world around me!

Well, too many posts:-)

My conclusion - no geographical group is holier than others, neither in far away past / near past nor current. PP's conclusion may be different, which may be based on her own observations for about 2 more decades than me and may also have some substance to it. It'll always be better to keep minds open to listen and conclude rather than sticking to one's oringals is all I can say:-)

>>I still SEE a sane world around me<<

Interstingly, I see nothing different, if I see the total picture, whether it's TN or Michigan:-)

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Our BACHELORS still continue to marry VIRGINS.

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:-) appadinnu nambi dhaan thaali kattuvadhum vaangikolvadhum ingu thirumanamaaga arangerugiradhu ...... :-) unmai avanukkum avalukkum mattume theriyum :-)

Weakness of the flesh may not be new! History is repeating itself. We have heard about Sodom & Gomorrah. We have read about Epicureans & their motto: eat, drink & be merry for tomorrow you shall die. The pendulum swings from this end to that end. A cursed situation to be caught in a time when the pendulum is swinging to reach the 'other' end! If winter comes can spring be far behind?
How did our markets get crowded with cosmetic sellers? Where are they from? Who taught us beauty pageants, emboldening our belles to bare & dare? Who started dating & living together?( No harping on Kovalan story will help) Talk about our times. Who are our models? Whom do we want to ape?