Our cultural superiority

So there is this video that was shared by somebody on FB. Nicely taken video. It was like a Maniratnam movie, the end caption being 95% of marriages in India are arranged. The divorce rate in India is 5% . WTF !! Yes it was like a Maniratnam movie- Beautifully taken and very illogical. The video was trying to imply that divorce rates in India are low BECAUSE OF arranged marriages. We think we have a superior culture because of our system of arranged marriages and low divorce rates ? I am not for one moment supporting or decrying either system of getting married. Marriages in either methods have gone down the toilet and marriages through either methods have been successful - And ofcourse I am sure most of us qualify any marriage that has not ended in divorce to be a successful one. Many women in India are staying married only because of social taboos. Some stay because of the children. No matter how abusive or incompetent and utterly useless your spouse is- drunks, philanderers- women put up with these scoundrels because they know they will not be accepted into their parents' family, considered a burden , or simply do not have the financial werewithal to walk out of these marriages which erode their soul every single day . Oh yes, we have to be very proud of our divorce rates.

We Indians should be proud of our heritage. We should be proud of our culture. It makes it hard in the midst of being scammed from all sides . It makes it hard to believe in the country. But, still we need to focus on what the hell we want to be proud of. . There is a sense of moral superiority in India when it comes to culture. We believe we are 'better' than the west . Morally superior. Portrayed especially in the 'item' numbers in all the indian movies , which most of us squirm to watch with our children in the same room - All these 'item' numbers with their suggestive lyrics are part of movies that are promoted as being 'family' entertainers. Many of these would qualify for mild porn. Women dancing in fancy bra and panties has become very 'normal' to watch in living rooms. Our sensitivity has eroded over time. I was watching a south indian movie show the other day and found that all the participants are in tuxedos and gowns . So what IS this culture of ours that we are proud off? Do we even know any more? Is it our food? Is it our clothes? What is this Indian culture any more? What is it that we are exactly proud of and consider ourselves superior to the west?