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08-17-2009, 01:07 AM
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"Did you know? - Monday, August 17, 2009
Did you know.... in Venezuela, when 2 people get married, the women does not have to take the man's last name?
(Thanks to member dxiweodwo for today’s “Did you know?”!)
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08-17-2009, 03:47 AM
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hmmm, I always thought it was an option aswell in places like the USA, Europe and Australia.
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08-17-2009, 04:57 AM
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as high as the divorce rates are and broken marriages doesn't seem as if they're keepin them long anyway  |
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08-17-2009, 06:37 AM
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Work in progress...thank you for your patience :)
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Women don't have to take the man's last name here in the USA, either  In fact, there's nothing to stop the man from taking the woman's last name! |
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08-17-2009, 08:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Suncoast Guy
Did you know.... in Venezuela, when 2 people get married, the women does not have to take the man's last name?
(Thanks to member dxiweodwo for today’s “Did you know?”!)
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Hmmm.. she doesn't have to take the man's last name, can she take his first name?  |
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08-17-2009, 08:50 AM
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And I don't know about other Asian nations, but Korean women generally take the family name of their mother at birth.
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