I’m sure some are already aware of this, but please do not assume that all Indian families are like TJ’s. Wiping a pan with a cloth that was previously used for wiping cow dung is considered filthy, disgusting, and unhygienic by all Hindus I know including my own family. Don’t get me wrong, there are some families in specific castes who may do this because they’re still living in the fourth century, but the majority definitely, definitely don’t. One of my old coworkers would always make fun of India and asked me if I drink cow urine. I was so offended by this and furious with him for asking me such a disrespectful question, but after watching this episode and the awful way they represent India, I realized he asked because he must’ve been watching something similar. Seriously, please don’t assume that all or even any Indians commit practices like this 🤦‍♀️

  • brifiguy@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Thanks for sharing. One of the more annoying things is the likely non-Indian stupid American Kimberly haters going “she should have rEsUrChEd!!! She’s so terrible for hating on cow shit and piss being spread around the home!!!” Like I’m not even kidding about that lol I don’t like Kimberly but any single human should be upset by that. Stop pretending it’s culturally normal.

    • capitolsara@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I legit don’t think she could even research some of this stuff there’s so many different castes and groups it’s not like someone in a community of 100 people is online writing blog posts about cow poop

    • BellEsima@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Agreed. I don’t know how one is supposed to research this. 😕

      Kimberly isn’t an angel, but TJ hid a lot from her and that is the biggest faux pas here. A majority of people would not be impressed with cow dung and pee being in their kitchen. This family is whacked out thinking it’s okay to flick cow pee everywhere, but cannot allow garlic to be in the kitchen. Wtf.

      • ThrowRADel@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I had to look it up when Yash said it was anti-microbial. It is - but that’s still really gross because there are plenty of other anti-microbials that are not cow pee that you can clean with and putting a few drops on every threshold is not going to reduce germs in any meaningful way.

    • QueenLurleen@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I’ve said so many times that it shouldn’t have been all on Kimberly to research. India is a large country with a massive population, and there’s no way she could have figured out all of TJ’s specific family customs by Googling. TJ should have prepared Kimberly on what to expect.

      I wouldn’t expect someone to know what we do in my American household by Googling.

      • sodiumbigolli@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        It’s also possible she trusted her fiancé and was not aware that he is very glib and full of shit and a liar