The Definition of 'Family' in Bangladesh

Ok you know what... No need to read from the bottom because I know you guys won't so I just give up saying this over and over again! Some people...... *grumbles in bangla*

Well, speaking of Bangla, let me introduce you to the word "Family" in Bangla, in the language its called a "Poribar", and yes everytime I say something in Bangla I will put it in green. In a normal family in the west, that means most of you people, a family is usually your mom and dad and sibblings, maybe your grandparents and occasionaly the pervert uncle and the rest are all called relatives. In Bangladesh a "Poribar" or family cosists of you, your sister and brother *i mean them both because if your in Bangladesh you will have both of them*, your mother, her sisters and parents and her cousins and aunts and uncles, your father and his sisters and brothers and parents and cousis and aunts and uncles and most of the time the second or third wife. And sometimes even more, 4th cousins are considered as an immediate family member around here.

While some of you might find this fun and very exciting to be in a household where you have hundreds of family members. Some, who are smart, will know that its a total pain in the arse.

Imagine a scenario where you will have atleast 20 people in one house. Yes a big house but a house with atleast 15 old people, because face it, we are 1/3 of the family here, so that means only 5 people who might me your age, then again maybe not, and also take out the fact that the 5 really aren't anything like you! So that means that you have like maybe 10% chance of having a family member you can acutally relate to.

Well who needs relatives, most of you are saying right now, well in Bangladesh, in the olden times. People only allowed their children to mix with their cousins, as there were plenty, they even used to make THE CHILDREN MARRY THEIR COUSINS! Yes arranged marriage, what most of us Teenager Bengalis fear! Well nowadays the marriage thing is practically down and we are allowed to have friends but still.

Parents don't really trust their childrens's friends and rather forces them to mix with their cousins, even if their cousins are as bad as hell, they still trust them. Thank God for me that I have a lotta fun cousins to hangout with because I can keep in touch with my Dad's side of the family again!

Well Let me know what you think. How would you feel to live in under the conditions that you could only mix with your cousins. Lemme know in the form of comments! Lets share with the world and sound less cornier than I do now!

This has been Wasi with his tenth ever post

On Double Digits YEAH!