Maldive Marriage. Seriously weird!

No I am saying that if you don't protect yourself in a strange country you're likely to be conned. This is as true of Union Station Chicago as of Hotel Celebrant Maldives. This is a common caution to take when you travel abroad. If the hotel has taken action and the couple get reimbursed, they are luckier than most tourist victims.

 

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Weddings are are chance for people to get together and celebrate a union. If they want to enahce those memories with a nice trip abroad, theres absolutely nothing wrong with that.

 

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It's not a legal wedding Sam.
Everyone knows that.

Some people go there to renew their vows.
Maybe they are naive.
They think it is Romantic.

What do you think of people who will vindictively spoil a celebration of people's love for each other with insults and mockery, not just for a few minutes, but for half an hour or longer, and then charge them for the service?


You haven't said yet that this attitude is something which only a few criminals think is OK.

 

I just found it weird that people would undertake a legal arrangement in a language they don't understand. How would they even know if they were getting married?

Probably because its self evident.

 

Was this a legal arrangement?

 

Most marriages are, I didn't realise people have wedding rituals which are not binding

 

Thanks. I agree. That wasn't hard was it.

The Government of the Maldives is looking at grounds for prosecuting them, for fraud I should think.
The Maldives have a huge drug problem for the size of the population. I think it might have contributed to the strangeness of the ceremony.

Just a guess, but Crystal Meth?

 

Opium...

 

I'd be interested to know what grounds the court would find for fraud. They are not qadis, and the marriage has no legal basis. It will probably be easier for the hotel to simply get rid of them.

 

"Much to do about nothing." Then why do it? Why bother?

Is it, as you have pointed this out as being a commonplace occurrence in the East, in their nature to automatically persecute westerners for being westerners? The Swiss couple looked perfectly decent and unassuming, hardly the sort to provoke ill-will.

Anyway, I was just taken aback by the sheer nasty spirit of the Maldivians. Typical, you say?

 

I think it was more along the lines of an adolescent prank. Resorting to crudity is a common male tactic. I've heard some pretty choice statements at sciforums myself.

 

This is worth a read.
Many of the posters are either Islanders or frequent visitors.
http://minivannews.com/politics/pre...ple-asks-media-to-respect-their-privacy-12901

One post particularly might explain what is happening


Stop kidding ourselves.
The current generation has had hatred shoved down our throats by the mullahs.
Its always how we have done better, our ethics have been flawless and whenever things go wrong, and they do very often, its the work of the devil and infidels.
I have repeatedly heard, ‘Victory to muslim brothers, failure to all infidels!’ chanted in all Khutubahs. Sermons.
So, WTF are you complaining about. You get what you bred!
Atleast I see the light, distant it may be, due to internet / education and globalization. Maldivian must be free from this hate mongering mullahs, and then they can decide the merits of all religions and chose, and not have one shoved into their bottoms.
But we need external assistance here on this. Mullahs grips currently is very strong, and all are intimidated to silence. I just hope I see reach the light, for the future of my kids.

 

If this was the other way around sciforums would be on lockdown. Bells would be going ballistic. But its true if you dont understand the language these things can happen.

 

I said before, what we need to do is think of a new language and stick with it. It probably cannot be a language we already have and we need to get peole involved in creating this new universal language. The new language will be some form of short hand type language like New Words Only.

 

I mentioned Crystal Meth as a possible cause.
I've googled to see if the Maldives have a problem with that drug, and can't find anything.

It does fit though. A poor country, where most of the money is earned in a season, December to April. If you wanted to work 20 hours a day instead of 10, that would be the drug of choice. And it would explain the weird behaviour.

This drug has had a devastating effect on Thailand, which similarly has a tourist season.

 

Opium is the Maldives problem.

 

I think the abhorrent denigration and abuse was worse than the validity or invalidity of the marriage itself. Kremmen's located post series is very apt in this regard.