To Innocence re Dark Men

Submitted by Not for Me (Australia), Nov 26, 2009 at 22:19

The culture of Greek and Italian men is deep rooted in tradition and religion and this is so similiar to Middle Eastern men and their families. I have friends who have married into both these cultures and they have all married into controlling relationships, To me, this is no different than the controlling relationships with Muslim men often described on this site.

These women have also had to deal with their husband's families who have found it hard to accept them into the inner family circle because they would have preferred that their sons had married someone of their own culture. My friends feel alientated and their mother-in-laws often openly display their distaste for them. The husbands control the money, their wives and the children and the women do not have much say at all. Decisions are made without their consultation and they are not permitted to work outside the home.. Sounds very similar to the life of most Muslim women to me!

The Italian and Greek communities in some areas of Australia seem to strive even harder to maintain their culture because they fear that it will be lost if they don't. There are definate similarities with Middle Eastern culture.

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