I am straight and I might not fit in most or all of the above .. The matrimonial page has moved from paper to internet . Shaadi.com, Marry.com , Marry even if you don't like etc are a great hit but the psyche of the male/female in the Indian subcontinent has hardly seen a shift.
If you have not visited the matrimonial page yet please do so (even if you don't qualify - how does that matter ?) since its a got barometer test to find how things in general are moving forward and what's the _mood_ of the people looking for prospective partners !
"Tall" , "dark", "handsome" , "smart" , "homely" are relative terms . Even boys with 5 feet height can boast (or may I say have the right to boast) of a "good" height. In the Indian context it might be true. And then till date there has been no agency which could do a background check on these attributes and muster courage to propose : please do not claim to be "tall" if you are not "tall" ..
This can be a good business venture though , any takers ?
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder so lets not debate on "smartnesssss" !
"Homely" is another word which needs closer scrutiny . This generally applies to the ladies .It might refer to somebody who is willing to stay at home and never come out ? or may be sometimes or ...
Money is honey (I mean it honey) and so this surely needs to be there in matrimony advertisements. How many zeroes would you like ? Choose this with care and if the number of zeroes are making you feel embarrassed then add your fathers salary + brothers + ... (It's the family income anyways ?) ...
Appending Dollars or India Rupees can make a sea change so ..
How about this : Wanted a Tall , dark , handsome , smart , green card holder ,owns a Mercedes back in the Bay area , traveling to India in June and .... (what more hints do you need duffer ?)
Caste statistics play a part as well but then this hardly provides the spice I'm looking to scribble an article on and I've safely omitted politics here .
This has been my favorite over years : Required a homely , very very (the two words are there for purpose) beautiful , convent educated , mix of modern and traditional values ( take that ! ) girl ....
"Convent" is a place where Nuns stay (Oxfords official definition) and so "homely" might have some connection there but I could not establish one . The rest is self explanatory ....
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
LIFT
A lift is something which "lifts" it's occupants . This is no official definition but in all cases it does deliver the message.
I'm an avid traveler and a couple of things I've found common in "lifts" is that even the biggest chatter boxes go silent once they are in a "lift". May be it's too small a place and others can hear you well or may be not ?
Lifts come in a gamut of sizes , some are technically and algorithmically blessed while others struggle each time a button is pressed (it surely hurts to do things against gravity anyways.).
If you're a lift from the upper middle class society then you'll be neat , sparkling , might have music ,emergency power backup and scores of buttons to keep the occupants guessing ... The doors will open automatically and if some of your body tries obstructing the doors (knowingly or unknowingly) the lift will be happy to give you more chances to live longer.
The lifts from the weaker section of the society can only "lift" you . Opening and closing of the doors is left to the occupants and if your hand or leg gets stuck in the door you might as well imagine what would become of it/you.
These lifts generally only operate(or like to operate) on the power supplied by the Public sector electric companies and stories of how somebody spent hours in the lift before aid arrived is not news.
What better place to display art than on the doors /walls of a lift where the occupants will be forced to view them . Love , sex and there is nothing else anyways ! Some can leave you embarrassed and other pictorial drawings are not worth a mention.
The "lift" companies too grew smarter and came up with steel walls which do not support any kind of art form on them . But then the occupants too grew immune and the latest art I found on one such lift was done using a screw driver (beat that ?)
"Lift" is a good place to socialize as well , people have less time and it sometimes helps to terminate a talk in less time (hope you understand :) )
Not all prefer to be "Lifted" though . The calorie conscious prefer the stairs and the "Lift" faces competition. So the next you step in a "lift" remember to look around and ...
I'm an avid traveler and a couple of things I've found common in "lifts" is that even the biggest chatter boxes go silent once they are in a "lift". May be it's too small a place and others can hear you well or may be not ?
Lifts come in a gamut of sizes , some are technically and algorithmically blessed while others struggle each time a button is pressed (it surely hurts to do things against gravity anyways.).
If you're a lift from the upper middle class society then you'll be neat , sparkling , might have music ,emergency power backup and scores of buttons to keep the occupants guessing ... The doors will open automatically and if some of your body tries obstructing the doors (knowingly or unknowingly) the lift will be happy to give you more chances to live longer.
The lifts from the weaker section of the society can only "lift" you . Opening and closing of the doors is left to the occupants and if your hand or leg gets stuck in the door you might as well imagine what would become of it/you.
These lifts generally only operate(or like to operate) on the power supplied by the Public sector electric companies and stories of how somebody spent hours in the lift before aid arrived is not news.
What better place to display art than on the doors /walls of a lift where the occupants will be forced to view them . Love , sex and there is nothing else anyways ! Some can leave you embarrassed and other pictorial drawings are not worth a mention.
The "lift" companies too grew smarter and came up with steel walls which do not support any kind of art form on them . But then the occupants too grew immune and the latest art I found on one such lift was done using a screw driver (beat that ?)
"Lift" is a good place to socialize as well , people have less time and it sometimes helps to terminate a talk in less time (hope you understand :) )
Not all prefer to be "Lifted" though . The calorie conscious prefer the stairs and the "Lift" faces competition. So the next you step in a "lift" remember to look around and ...
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