I sometimes have to scratch my head in bewilderment when reading papers here in Oman. In the Matrimony Section of Muscat Daily I keep seeing ads worded like this one:
OK…so this girl is “convent-educated” – I get that…but she’s seeking a groom who is “convent-educated”?! Does that seem odd to anyone else out there? Hello?! Doesn’t “convent-educated” mean that you have lived or at least stayed in a convent for a certain period of time? And isn’t it usually nuns that go to a convent? And, correct me if I’m wrong, (Am I really going out on a limb here?!) but aren’t the majority of (dare I so ALL!) nuns actually “women”?! Things that make me go “Hmm…”!
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Apparently all Christian run schools in India have come to be known as Convent schools, so convent educated means “educated through the medium of English in a christian run school”
Very True!
I always wondered about that phrasing too. Thank you Paul forclarifying.
Damn, it’s fun trying to discern meaning from this stuff XD .
Paul is on the money with the convent stuff..notice how they snuck in Fair 🙂 lol its a crazy world.
I’ve googled and found several sites that try to explain why they call christian run schools “convent schools” but it still doesn’t make it any less ridiculous, haha!
Hillarious…brought a smile to me face at a much needed time.
Hi Pearl,
Glad to bring a smile to your face! Praying that you and your precious son, Qahtan, can be united sometime soon! God bless!