If these guys knew how to properly act around women, it would have been a very boring pilot followed quickly by cancellation.
There’s a difference between “being uncomfortable around women” and “being an untrained boor.”
On a completely unrelated note: Is “Lakshmi” like “Leslie” in that is a name that applies equally to either sex? I ask because the second-richest man in the world is named Lakshmi as well.
No, Lakshmi is a feminine name (most notably for the goddess who’s the consort of Vishnu). But some masculine Indian names are names of gods that are compounded with names of goddesses, so the goddess name looks like a “first name” for a man.
E.g., Narayana (or Narayan, Narayanan) is a name of Vishnu. So the compound name Lakshminarayan is a man’s name, but often spelled as two separate names, Lakshmi Narayan.
As in the case of Lakshmi Narayan Mittal, the guy you’re talking about.
Likewise, “Radhacarana” is an epithet of Krishna that begins with the name of his consort Radha. So a guy named Radha Charan looks as though he’s got a feminine “first name”, but it doesn’t quite work that way.
I knew this board was the place to ask. Thanks!
Of course we’re all reading that in our inner Sheldon voice.
many female characters featured are nontraditional and independent. i think that many previous social conventions are not carried on for lots of reasons.
[Raj]Dude, don’t tell me what’s a feminine name and masculine name in my own country![/Raj]
Don’t argue with the Sheldon, you know that he knows more about your culture than you can ever hope to!
“I’ll destroy you, so help me cow!”
Thank you, that makes me very proud!