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To find the Ambani wedding distasteful

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Soonenough · 14/07/2024 21:06

I know everyone can do what they like , it's their money . But such an extravagant event in a place where a large proportion of the population live in slum conditions is rather unsettling.? Plus the bride is stunning but the groom unfortunately does not come across as an individual with a lot

of intelligence . Before I get flamed , he and his family are encouraging the public to view them and I guess are expecting admiration.

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Turmerictolly · 14/07/2024 23:05

I have been thinking this too. Such an ostentatious display of wealth in a country which has such a huge divide between rich and poor. I find it quite obscene. I hope they have philanthropic interests.

mrsmiawallace3 · 14/07/2024 23:04

Most of which he appears to have scoffed himself.

blueshoes · 14/07/2024 23:04

Tony and Cherie Blair looked a bit weird, like aliens.

Lentilweaver · 14/07/2024 23:02

They have earned it in extremely dubious ways. Crony capitalism at its worst. Corruption. Decimation of the environment. And many other things...

StripedPiggy · 14/07/2024 23:00

CelesteCunningham · 14/07/2024 21:21

I mean. Rich and powerful people having an extravagant wedding in an unequal society isn't a new thing, is it?

Quite.

Let’s put our own house in order and get rid of repulsively crass displays of wealth & privilege in this country before hypocritically criticising others. At least the Ambani family earned their money themselves….

MrsSkylerWhite · 14/07/2024 22:58

It’s disgusting. Lone 3 year olds lay down on cardboard to sleep on the streets where this sickening display is happening. How can they live with themselves? Revolting.
Anyone associated with this ought to be deeply, deeply ashamed of themselves.

EnglishBluebell · 14/07/2024 22:55

schnubbins · 14/07/2024 21:16

India must have the most unequal society worldwide . Unbelievable that there can be so much decadence and such absolute poverty side by side and that none of those people in attendance appears to have a conscience .Shame on them all.

You've just essentially described the UK....
In my town there are many, many homes £8mil+ with their own Helipad.
There are also many, many people so poor that they're quite literally living in tents. Some who have houses, can’t afford electricity! I was one of them for 2 years (using a propane camping stove for meals) and counting pennies for a pint of milk.

(Yet everyone says our town is posh! Ha...)

LadyWiddiothethird · 14/07/2024 22:54

Pieceofpurplesky · 14/07/2024 21:13

They paid guests to be there according to twitter so Boris Johnson was paid to turn up like a scruffy twat

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AlwaysGinPlease · 14/07/2024 22:51

StaunchMomma · 14/07/2024 22:31

100% agree.

The level of child poverty and homelessness in India is huge.

Being so indulgent and wasteful in the face of that is both shocking and depressing.

Agreed. A disgusting occasion with just the sort of dickheads attending you'd expect to see.

JamSandle · 14/07/2024 22:49

Unfair world. Makes me sick.

HollyFern1110 · 14/07/2024 22:49

None of it will make the marriage any happier, stronger or successful.

I can’t get my head around the concept of a wedding celebration that lasts from March to July. Wouldn’t you get really bored?

AutismHelp1980 · 14/07/2024 22:42

i just find this mega wealth distasteful. This wedding was beyond tacky, the groom has serious health problems or mental health or both!

It was all just show and in reality who actually thinks it’s a good thing? Shocked at Cherie Blair as a Human Rights lawyer coming to the wedding.

Scammersarescum · 14/07/2024 22:41

Katherineryan1986 · 14/07/2024 21:29

I bet they end up with two toasters!

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And a fondue set that collects dust forever

Wigtopia · 14/07/2024 22:38

Peterbeardwy · 14/07/2024 21:59

Why was John Cena there ???!!!!

I’m surprised you could see him 👋👋
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StaunchMomma · 14/07/2024 22:31

100% agree.

The level of child poverty and homelessness in India is huge.

Being so indulgent and wasteful in the face of that is both shocking and depressing.

Commonsense22 · 14/07/2024 22:27

CelesteCunningham · 14/07/2024 21:21

I mean. Rich and powerful people having an extravagant wedding in an unequal society isn't a new thing, is it?

Actually their wedding was one day, Kate "only" had two dresses, the public were involved and there was no outrageous display of opulence.

Honestly you picked an example of a couple who did "rich and powerful" just right. Any less and "the public" would have been disappointed.

I don't think the two can be compared at all.

Everydayitsgettingcloser · 14/07/2024 22:15

CelesteCunningham · 14/07/2024 21:21

I mean. Rich and powerful people having an extravagant wedding in an unequal society isn't a new thing, is it?

Haha - I had the same thought

And at least the Ambanis have paid for their own security costs and did the 50 underprivileged couple wedding gifts

I think the conspicuous consumption is a bit extreme but it's definitely not something we haven't seen in the UK too

Martymcfly24 · 14/07/2024 22:09

CookingApron · 14/07/2024 22:06

I agree, it's grotesque, but it's kind of fascinating too. I can't look away. The groom gave the bride a 24c gold sari that cost millions. And the jewels! Was reading about the different brooches he has worn. And the watches he wears....

I was astonished that they apparently paid for 50 local weddings as part of the celebrations. Only 50???!! Jeeeez. Tight as.

Don't agree with comments about the groom's looks though. No need. He was a handsome young man and has apparently been unwell. He and the bride have known each other since they were kids and have always been friends.

I wondered why KK wore red. A bit like wearing a long white dress to a western wedding. Didn't know she had been paid to go though.

I think he gained a huge amount of weight due to steroids for asthma and lost most of it.

ChefsKisser · 14/07/2024 22:08

Absolutely gross. I know it’s a cultural thing but those obscene displays of wealth are just so cringe. Hated Dubai for this reason as well! Bleugh

CookingApron · 14/07/2024 22:06

I agree, it's grotesque, but it's kind of fascinating too. I can't look away. The groom gave the bride a 24c gold sari that cost millions. And the jewels! Was reading about the different brooches he has worn. And the watches he wears....

I was astonished that they apparently paid for 50 local weddings as part of the celebrations. Only 50???!! Jeeeez. Tight as.

Don't agree with comments about the groom's looks though. No need. He was a handsome young man and has apparently been unwell. He and the bride have known each other since they were kids and have always been friends.

I wondered why KK wore red. A bit like wearing a long white dress to a western wedding. Didn't know she had been paid to go though.

Martymcfly24 · 14/07/2024 22:05

I read they had a mass wedding for 50 poor couples and gifted them gold jewellery and groceries etc.

Drop in the ocean with the 8000 dollar cost of the invites. (Which looked ridiculous)

Lentilweaver · 14/07/2024 22:05

MidnightMusing5 · 14/07/2024 21:53

Drop in the ocean compared to their wealth. My friends parents have set up a school, hospital and an orphanage in their home country . They’re not obscenely rich, but well off. (£1 mill house and assets totalling about 3 or 4 million)

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I agree it's a drop, or maybe even a molecule!

Haveanaiceday · 14/07/2024 22:05

I agree it's distasteful but not so unlike the pageantry of our own royal weddings. It is said to be a show of strength and the reason so many powerful people are getting involved is to show their allegiance to what is a very powerful family in terms of business.

HoppityBun · 14/07/2024 22:01

schnubbins · 14/07/2024 21:16

India must have the most unequal society worldwide . Unbelievable that there can be so much decadence and such absolute poverty side by side and that none of those people in attendance appears to have a conscience .Shame on them all.

We really are not in a position to point fingers. “The UK has very high inequality of income compared to other developed countries; the 9th most unequal incomes of 38 OECD countries (OECD, 2022).
The UK’s wealth inequality is much more severe than income inequality, with the top fifth taking 36% of the country’s income and 63% of the country’s wealth, while the bottom fifth have only 8% of the income and only 0.5% of the wealthaccording to the Office for National Statistics.
Inequality of wealth and income fell during the 20th century, but began rising again in the 1980s.” https://equalitytrust.org.uk/scale-economic-inequality-uk/

How Has Inequality Changed? - Equality Trust

Levels of inequality changed dramatically over the course of the 20th century. Overall income inequality fell from a high point in the 1930s, remained fairly static until 1979, and then increased dramatically from 1979 to 1991. Since 1991, the trend ha...

https://equalitytrust.org.uk/how-has-inequality-changed/

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 14/07/2024 22:00

Peterbeardwy · 14/07/2024 21:59

Why was John Cena there ???!!!!

😂