Dear Diary,
Why is it that whenever there is an Asian event, the women go all dressed up in their Asian clothing and the men go just as they are? Sometimes men barely manage to put on a suit nevermind a Kurta and if a woman would turn up in her casual English attire, she would be stared at, judged and gossiped about.
I am preparing for my cousin’s wedding and my Mum is rather displeased that I am choosing not to wear a sari. My cousin isn’t even marrying an Indian, yet I am supposed to demonstrate my “Indianess” by wearing a sari. As if my colour of skin wouldn’t give that away.
Whilst I love wearing saris, I find that I am wearing them more these days because it is the most appropriate thing to wear rather because I really want to. With two young children, I do find these heavily bejewelled saris quite difficult to manage and, do admire the women who can carry them off effortlessly all day.
I feel quite rebellious with my desire to wear something other than a sari. I really do fancy turning up to my cousin’s wedding in Scotland wearing a Kilt!!
Maybe I will compromise and add a salwaar to the Kilt!
Bunty
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