Translation for non-Tam Brahms:
"Tam Brahm" = Tamil Brahmin
"Mylapore" = Suburb in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
"Reception line" = wedding guests standing in line to congratulate the bride and groom
"Theriyalai?" = What? Don't you know me?
"Periappa" = Father's older brother
"Ammanji" = silly goose/dork -- BUT it also means "mother's brother's son"
Anyone who thinks I am exaggerating the complexity of relationships and their names in Tamil culture should read this post in which the writer refers to "the wife of my mom's mother's brother's son" and this comic from TamBrahm Rage (this blog has been the inspiration for my Tam Brahm comics!)
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