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Friday, February 02, 2007

Country where women rule

This is the way love works on an island off of Guinea-Bissau:

Women are only allowed to propose to men, and men are not allowed to refuse. The woman cooks a special fish meal and presents it to the man. Upon eating one bite the engagement is legally binding. And even if the man has never seen the female before, there is apparently something in the fish that makes him fall in love with her on the spot.

Here's one heart warming tale:

Like all men on this African isle, Carvadju Jose Nananghe knew exactly what it meant. Refusing was not an option. His heart pounding, he lifted the steaming fish to his lips, agreeing in one bite to marry the girl.

"I had no feelings for her," said Nananghe, now 65. "Then when I ate this meal, it was like lightning. I wanted only her."



Or at least thats the way things used to be. Now with the influence of western culture, more men are approaching the women. This is apparently causing a lot of rifts in the matriarchal society:

"The choice of a woman is much more stable," explains Okrane. "Rarely were there divorces before. Now, with men choosing, divorce has become common."


So now all the girls reading this have evidence that it is all men's fault. Links to the place where women rule:

CNN

Wikipedia


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