interracial marriage - not allowed (in Louisinana)

[adarklighter]

N'Awlins was a great place last time I went...but that was 8 years ago back when I paid a visit to Tulane.

I have to agree with most of the things said about the Dirty South to a certain extent. Most of Alabama and Mississippi is dangerous to minorities like me who simply do not fit in. In fact, back when I was in college at UF and traveled back and forth between Jacksonville and Gainesville to go home for the weekend, I would always remember to get gas at either place to keep myself to stopping anywhere halfway, since those places are filled with front porches and gruff-looking men sitting and holding on to their shotguns.

There are pros to living in the "Dirty South" though, namely real Southern hospitality (the non-racist type), Southern BBQ, football (not soccer), and....well, more BBQ. It's practically impossible to find steak here in Hong Kong that can match some good ol' backyard grilling at FL. :-)

[adarklighter]

Interestingly (perhaps) incest by a man in Hong Kong is defined as sex with one's granddaughter, daughter, sister or mother. (As an aside, it appears to be perfectly legal to have sex with one's grandmother/father.)

For marriage in Hong Kong, you may legally marry your first cousin. The forbidden relationships are parents, children, grandchildren, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces.

So a man can legally shag his grandmother, aunt or niece, but cannot legally marry them.

Thank you for that informative yet hilarious tidbit, mate. I'll have you know that there is now water sprayed all over my screen.