I'd have to dig up my comments in there again, but I was referring to the possibility of her learning to cook solely to satisfy demands of THOSE sorts of families who are just interested in looking for a personal cook at home. If he's trying to pitch her to those sorts of demands, then he is looking to create a cook basically. Then all that education and upbringing was wasted, because clearly he is implying there are families that are looking for the cooking bit as a priority
just because someone dares to ask a girl if she can cook means thats all they really care about, that its the top priority? its an evil conspiracy to turn her into a slave and her 'upbringing and education is wasted' at the mere mention of such a demeaning question? horror seriously?
let me give you a clue on how it works, since you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. what brings a family to the girl's home in the first place is not her haleem, biryani or pulao making skills, shocking i know. its her upbringing, morals, education and her family background, these are the very basics every family looks for even before approaching anyone. cooking is not on the list of dealbreakers, arranged marriages are approached in a very practical way and yes all grounds are covered including cooking later on because some people do consider it an acquired skill, which matters to some more than others, to each their own. one cannot go around getting hysterical at the mere mention of the word as if it has some derogatory connotations attached and that cooking a healthy home cooked meal for your family will suddenly bring you a notch down in your career.
now if anyone prefers to have a housewife over a career woman or vice versa it is strictly a personal preferrence and a completely different issue, has absolutely nothing to do with evil conspiracies to turn women into lowly cooks to fulfill a slave fantasy.