In Selfridges we saw a muslim lady in complete black from head to toe, including a solid black yashmak, in the make-up department encouraging her daughter, who looked about 18 and was wearing jeans and a t-shirt, to have a complete make-up makeover.
When we went to New Zealand last year and changed planes in Dubai, and then Bahrain (for reasons of flight delays), we saw this kind of thing all the time. Mothers were in full on black, but their daughters were all in complete Western gear, jeans, expensive trainers, the lot. We were left wondering when, and if, the daughters would start wearing the black and if the mothers were in Western clothes underneath.
The moral, I think, is don't let family feuds go on and on
That is so true. J's two uncles didn't speak to each other for over 30 years for reasons that nobody can now remember, but it was resolved a few years ago and now they talk and meet regularly. I'm glad you were able to give your M-in-L's correct address and that they were in contact again when your aunt died.
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When we went to New Zealand last year and changed planes in Dubai, and then Bahrain (for reasons of flight delays), we saw this kind of thing all the time. Mothers were in full on black, but their daughters were all in complete Western gear, jeans, expensive trainers, the lot. We were left wondering when, and if, the daughters would start wearing the black and if the mothers were in Western clothes underneath.
The moral, I think, is don't let family feuds go on and on
That is so true. J's two uncles didn't speak to each other for over 30 years for reasons that nobody can now remember, but it was resolved a few years ago and now they talk and meet regularly. I'm glad you were able to give your M-in-L's correct address and that they were in contact again when your aunt died.