Now that we are all fatted up, as a country I mean. Mostly metros is what I’m referring to here. Our quirks are beginning to show. Things that we wouldn’t take notice of earlier are slowly coming to the surface.
I saw this stand up comic last night and he spoke about a friend who rejected a man simply because he mixed up his Vs and Ws. While for some among you that may be the cardinal sin, one wouldn’t imagine a large part of society agreeing to a decision that shallow. Especially given the fact that the man being rejected was a highly educated, well-settled individual. Never mind the irony of the fact that he drove a VW Passat.
Until a few years ago we didn’t have so many issues as urban citizens. We were more forgiving and less judgmental. I’m not trying to preach here. In fact it’s quite the opposite, I’m trying to find some humour in this situation. And I think this whole age, yes I call it an ‘age’ like the renaissance or the iron ‘age’ or the bronze ‘age’. My blog, my laptop, what goes of your father. And I think this whole age is reminiscent of early Seinfeld, the sitcom. How Jerry or Elaine found little things annoying and all of America related with it and as a result found it funny. We laughed along as well, relating to them in third person, putting ourselves in their shoes even though we didn’t share the same social mores. I’m talking about the ‘90s here. And now I feel we’re suddenly living in that ‘age’.
I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, all I’m saying is, we’re rich, our bellies are full and we’re done picking our teeth. Now we’re looking for something to whine about and if you look at it in a light hearted manner rather than academically - to study the metamorphosis of urban Indian society or some such research crap, we’re going through a very, very interesting time. Our quirks are beginning to surface and boy am I ready for this show.
I saw this stand up comic last night and he spoke about a friend who rejected a man simply because he mixed up his Vs and Ws. While for some among you that may be the cardinal sin, one wouldn’t imagine a large part of society agreeing to a decision that shallow. Especially given the fact that the man being rejected was a highly educated, well-settled individual. Never mind the irony of the fact that he drove a VW Passat.
Until a few years ago we didn’t have so many issues as urban citizens. We were more forgiving and less judgmental. I’m not trying to preach here. In fact it’s quite the opposite, I’m trying to find some humour in this situation. And I think this whole age, yes I call it an ‘age’ like the renaissance or the iron ‘age’ or the bronze ‘age’. My blog, my laptop, what goes of your father. And I think this whole age is reminiscent of early Seinfeld, the sitcom. How Jerry or Elaine found little things annoying and all of America related with it and as a result found it funny. We laughed along as well, relating to them in third person, putting ourselves in their shoes even though we didn’t share the same social mores. I’m talking about the ‘90s here. And now I feel we’re suddenly living in that ‘age’.
I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, all I’m saying is, we’re rich, our bellies are full and we’re done picking our teeth. Now we’re looking for something to whine about and if you look at it in a light hearted manner rather than academically - to study the metamorphosis of urban Indian society or some such research crap, we’re going through a very, very interesting time. Our quirks are beginning to surface and boy am I ready for this show.
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