These days in California summer heat , a lot of things are driving me nuts. I am just going to shout loud here.
- Some indians do strive hard to show their FOB status. A bunch of apartments here started tying up clothline in patios and drying out their garments including inner garments. I know it is eco-friendly habit but I dont want to see your bras, panties, oh yeah lungis and rupa banians hanging outside our beautiful apartment. People, please contribute $1 to your dryer and dry your clothes there. I remember seeing an apartment rule against this clothline act.
- We got introduced to an old and cranky system called arranged marriage. Though I am ok with the system as a whole, there are some practices and customs which makes me go nuts.
- Why would parents wouldn’t allow prospect to talk over phone/IM. Reports in Chennai found an answer – society is not mature enough. Not sure why it happens in tail end of India – broadband is available but not the broad-minded band.
- Why the heck caste and sub-caste are doing rounds still when Indian law legalises gay marriages. Shouldn’t religion and mother tongue be enough for today. Not sure if people living around still knew the real purpose of caste. I still dont know what my caste stands for and I dont care what it stands for today.
- It has been almost 18months when I started worrying about the economy and the end is no where in sight. NASDAQ has mood swings everyday and there is my own wonderful BSE SENSEX which goes up for no reason. Any online forum these days have more racists comments. I have to hang on to my dear job with a Damocles sword hanging over.
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1. Ermmmm yea it does look weird seeing undies hanging around in balconies… weird how these guys don’t feel uncomfortable – though the dryer concept in India still eludes many!
2. Arranged marriages can be fun. That said most people now follow mindless customs just for the heck of it and some of them don’t even know the reason behind doing it. I got married the arya samaj way. It was surely enlightening to know the meaning behind what you’re made to chant during the really drab/smokey 3 hr ceremony.
3. Surprising about the Phone IM thingy. Thought parents have become ultra savvy back home these days… Couple of them that i know have their entire ghosti on FB!
4.I have no clue what my caste is these days… Marking FC has become the easier option anyways..!
Hows u doing these jammy? Long time no blog!
@Nandhini . Great to see your comments. I have been lousy blogger these days, though I keep active reading.
I saw your couple of recent posts – man, your posts are much more interesting post marriage
“I saw your couple of recent posts – man, your posts are much more interesting post marriage”
adapaavi jam… It surely dosen’t have anything to do with the better half contributing to knowledge or intelligence..