[Assam] first cousin - is cousin once removed

[umesh sharma]

Mukul-da,

I cannot argue with you about Englishmen's habits since you studied in England before I was even born. But it seems strange that I never saw any Englishman in a movie or in a story (by Jeffery Archer, Charles Dickens, Shakespeare etc) kiss their sisters and mothers on any place besides cheeks or forehead. 

I think this topic is going nowhere. Lord Krishna's sister  married their cousin Arjun to produce son Abhimanyu. Lord Krishna was also brother (in words) of Arjun's other wife Draupadi. Cousin marriage is more common in Muslims  .

Umesh

mc mahant <mikemahant at hotmail.com> wrote:    .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma }   ( on the cheek I guess)
Don't  even Guess.
 Englishmen never kissed somebody's cheek!
 mm



  
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 Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:13:50 -0700
From: jaipurschool at yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Assam] first cousin - is cousin once removed
To: mikemahant at hotmail.com; umesh.sh05 at post.harvard.edu; assam at assamnet.org

http://www.nysun.com/article/36394

although the dictionary definition shows that any close relative who is close enough to  be greeted with a kiss (on the cheek I guess)

Umesh

mc mahant <mikemahant at hotmail.com> wrote:    .ExternalClass .EC_hmmessage P {padding:0px;} .ExternalClass EC_body.hmmessage {font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;}  And what is "Kissing Cousin"?
mm


  
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 Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:51:39 -0700
From: jaipurschool at yahoo.com
To: assam at assamnet.org
Subject: [Assam] first cousin - is cousin once removed

I have a question . A 10 yearold student asked a question " What is a cousin once removed?"  I checked on wiki is says once first cousin is one's uncle -- and his children are my cousin once removed. I remember checking in high school days after reading the term in a Sherlock Holmes short story - perhaps in the "Speckled Band" 
Even an American colleague was not too sure so it seems this is old system (used by older generation only

Umesh
  


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