40 ways to confuse a guy
Thursday 28th May 2009 08:34:02 PMI received an unsolicited email (spam) a while back from a certain "Fareda Mohamed" with the subject "Muslim Marriage Event". Unlike other spam emails which I simply delete, I opened this one - mainly because there was noway someone would do a send to all with this kind of mail. Meaning someone would have had to manually filter the list (whichever one it happened to be) and look for muslim/asian sounding names, and then send to only those.
Upon further inspection, I'm surprised to see the email was sent to "toseef
googlemail.com" which is a variation of the one I use i.e. gmail.com although both end up at the same place. But that's not what I'm trying to get at, more confusing to me was the content of the message. An extract:
Would you like to attend the next Muslim marriage event in Manchester, with the chance to meet up to 40 potential marriage partners face-to-face in a single afternoon?
Woah. The first thing that came to mind was "man, that is seriously ferked up!" and y'know why? Because I was thinking, show a guy 40 chicks/women in a single afternoon, and those too who could be "potentials" - boy, is he going to be messed up in the head (for quite some time!). Show a guy one chick and he'll be 'uhming' and 'aahing' until he has a nervous breakdown, but these people want to show 40?! Unbelievable.
I can just imagine it now, some woman saying "Oh I really liked that guy, but he didn't seem too sure". You're damn right he didn't, that's because he's got visions of 39 other woman constantly flashing through his mind!
It goes on to say:
All our introductions take place within a quality, safe and halal environment, with the presence of an Islamic Scholar, ensuring that everyone feels comfortable, relaxed and gets the most out of the experience.
Yeah man, belieeeve, that is really what it says. Halal? Seems outrageous to me. Maybe living in Dews has made me all Taliban-minded but the Tony Blair getting a second opinion (on the legitimacy of the war) situation comes to mind. If the first person disagrees, get a second, or third (and so forth) until one sticks!
All this begs the question, has anyone ever been to one of these? I bet you leave more confuddled (ok I made that word up) than when you first went in. Now I'm curious to know what the success rate is to events like these, I bet you it's not much. Not that I'm thinking of attending.
Oh, if you are at your wits end and think you have nothing to lose the site in question is muslim-marriage-events.com
Nowadays anything is Halal if there is one Islamic "scholar" there!
But I must say - it's innovative.
I think I was almost tricked into something like this ages ago...
they are a desi version of 'speed-dating' :D
Do girls also get to see 40 guys? JK. Go check out it, and let us know how it was so we might consider it too.
Hahaha...
Guess what?
I'm working at one today.
Yes, and i use the term 'working' very loosely as I know my parents are hoping I am doing more hunting than working!
P.s. I went to one years ago with a sibling. This when before everyone realised what an unbelievable farce it all is. To sum up the experience, two words come to mind
MEAT MARKET!
Whoa, seriously, what the hell
haha i have heard about it...sometimes its at these very lavish hotels over here...and you have to pay admission fees or something...but no idea if it works out...no one has yet claimed that they met their significant other at a speed dating event...
I would go, it should be fun.
How would you approach someone over there...no idea.
LOL. peace.
Mez, innovative sure but it also could be an innovative scam - have you seen the prices?!
Sami, shoulda gone and then you could have told us what it's all about ;)
Rania, err yeah I imagine so - it's only fair that way right? And from what I hear you can't be unfair to girls.
Smee, you sly devil (and our saviour). Now you have no choice but to tell us all what happened. Anything, how shall I say, appealing? Whatcha mean by 'MEAT MARKET' - all overweight?
Speccy, yup that's what I thought too!
Someone, do you think anyone would say they met at a speed dating event (especially asians) ? Nah, I didn't think so either. And you would go because you don't need to go ;)
Approaching someone would be fairly easy (or so I think)
"Soooooo, what brings you here?
(pause)
Really? Me too!"
j/k
Seems like fun for someone who is looking for a spouse.
What about aunties who go around checking out potential brides/grooms for their children at weddings? (Happens here in Pakistan at least.)
It's not speed dating but I get the feeling weddings have always been an opportunity to see and be seen, if you know what I mean.
You've GOT to see this, LOOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lozepxIxo0
Extract from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8095032.stm
(Published: 2009/06/11)
It's a late spring evening in Wembley, north London, and car after car is pulling into the car park of a smart, purpose-built community centre.
Out of them step gorgeous young women in high heels and the latest fashions and handsome young men in jeans and smart shirts. They're all British Indian and most of them are called Patel.
This is a "singles mingles" evening, a matchmaking event organised by the local Patel community, to bring together some of their 20-somethings with a view to finding a lifelong partner.
Go and watch the Brit-flick Four Weddings and a Funeral!
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