Regionalism takes over

Color, food, climate, animals, plants are few things that I could associate with regions. But thinking on another level, being amongst the educated, I have noticed the recreation of the wheel.

In my growing-up days, I noticed how my neighbors were pleased to get new tenants who belonged to their state, or the store keeper was thrilled to sell a more fresher bunch of sprigs to someone who spoke the same language as he.

Switching a couple of decades later, after good amount of years educating myself the tried and tested way and pocketing a few degrees and landing a job in the IT industry, I feel somethings don’t go away. They just come back. I still see the happiness and excitement in the teammate who welcomes a member with more glee as he is from the state as him. I see the enthusiasm in a group when they find new members who speak the same language. I see the wave of change in company elite as the new member takes over. They seems to display their fondness or liking in selecting their counterparts - consciously or unconsciously or subconsciously. Are sentiments of regionalism so etched in our system that we cannot think out of it? We are animals after all…territorialism is our defense, attack, offense and growth mechanism.

Wonder why

The beautiful flowers are gone by the time I want to enjoy the sight
I have constants in my laws of attraction
The weekend is the shortest when I want to relax
People assume
Rudeness exists
There is a race to earn more
Death is not a happy ending
People live in pretence
Dictionary is considered a gospel
There are no theories or formulae for emotions
I have expectation from human beings
I have so many questions
I like some and hate some things
I wonder….

Oh yes…

..I do stereotype. It helps remove the clutter (like GeorgeC says in Up in the Air). I so loved the way this was used in the movie. I cannot get it out of my mind and cannot stop thinking about the stereotypes I have.
I don’t
Follow vehicles with non KA registration while on the road in Bangalore city. They, 99% of the time don’t understand the urgency of us Bangaloreans.

Trail people riding older bikes. Like Splendor, scooty or even a maruthi car. They are damn slow – vehicle problem or a mindset problem.

Talk to guys wearing very tight T-shirts. Am pretty sure they will bore me to death…if they have not been able to win over the mirror...how would they talk sane things.

Like smiling families in the US. They are usually these chain marketing teams who will lure the poor-hungry-jobless Indian students to a free lunch and then make you sit through 3 hours of marketing (read: how to become rich) gyaan.

Eat fried food that is orange in color. Oh honey, that color remains like henna on ur hands n I believe it also coats your stomach.

Believing in correcting assumptions. Then I have to talk a lot…about things I don’t want to.

Like people in bright colored clothes. I believe they will be overly annoying in their talks.

Talk to pretty girls… I end up staring at them and wondering how god made such a nice thing and forgot the brain.

Drink coffee or tea when sugar is already added (if I don’t make it). I am usually sure that it will have more sugar than I want …more sugar gives me a headache.

And more..