If you are a socially upscale creature in Delhi, or are aspiring to become one, you are instantly recognizable by some of the following traits:
* You have a connection to a farmhouse. You either own one or are on first name/first drink basis with people who own one. If you are yet to achieve these dizzying heights, you probably got married in one and if you are an absolute bottom of the dregs aspirant, you spent your New Year farties...oops...parties getting drunk in one.
* You wear more sequins than clothes.
* You cannot, just cannot even begin to imagine buying a small car. Even if your parking space is matchbox sized.
* You are somebody/know somebody/ know somebody who knows somebody. Bas!
If you are a socially upscale creature in Bangalore or aspiring for the position, you:
* Have a nice red brick house with tiles flown in from Kerala, antique doors and windows and a lotus pond in the courtyard. All these designed in the most contemporary manner possible and with the same hi-tech comfort as your former pad in LA. Inside a gated community of course.
* You are a Cause Champion. You divide your time between gay rights/rainwater harvesting/saving Bangalore’s trees/stopping the Metro/keeping the race course. You also ensure everyone notices your good deed, namely the gullible media.
* You believe in carpooling. Especially when others are doing it.
* You address THE Nilekani as Nandan and casually mention having a personally autographed copy of his book. Bas!
13 comments:
:D
Ha ha.
I am planning to get a brick house in a village in Karnataka with tiles from Kerala and slabs from Cuddapah.
Will send invite when I convert it into a homestay.
:-P
--Hyde
Same difference, no? :)
Subs
And wot about us in Bombay, eh?
Kahini
oh dear! I guess I'm a social nobody, be it delhi, blore or dxb! Oh well!
Such posts make me think you are to Indian society and culture what Scott Adams is to corporate culture.
Brilliant - I love it!
shub: :D back
Hyde: How cool. Plij gimme discount. You can make up by charging unsuspecting firangs extra for the 'plantation walks'and 'sunset view.'
Subs: Yes, yes. It's the same everywhere.
Sonia: Join the club. All of us are.
Kahini: That's for you to write no?
Parmanu: Aiyyo!
Hiding under the table now.
Dilbert ki maa
It's worrying how I nodded along! At least for the Delhi aspirants :)
Will do. :-D
Maybe some day you'll be fortunate enough to refer to The Hyde as "my pal Edward" :-P
--Hyde
Ha ha - brilliant! And if you want to make it in Mumbai even if your granddaddy or daddy didn't have the foresight to buy a house in South Bombay (see, it's not South Mumbai - perish the thought!)when it was affordable, no sweat. Buy a place in Lower Parel (it's Upper Worli, silly!), get your groceries at Big Bazaar, and moan dramatically when you have to visit pals in Bandra/Khar/SCruz.
P.S.The sq ft rate is the same in Lower Parel (oops, Upper Worli) and Bandra/Khar/SCruz! A line from a Simon & Garfunkle song would be appropriate here: 'I'm only faking it, I'm not really making it.'
Bluespriite: Hehe. As long as you don't say that's me it ain't worrying I guess ;-p
Hyde: looking faarward to it saar
Rupa: :D write write!
hahahaha!
awesome stuff Rash! no wonder am gonna die as nobody! bah!
Eeeps... I dont do any of them.. I am so lowly.. buhuhuhuhuh !!!
Buahhahaha !!!
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