Konnichiwa! So, I'm a person who prides herself on being pretty self-aware- I feel that I have a general idea of what my worst shortcomings are and to a certain extent I consciously exert myself to try and overcome them. Of course, I may be totally oblivious to some characteristic of mine that makes most people I interact with want to drop me off the nearest building, and I can't really do anything about those, but in this post I am going to reveal to you the most repulsive, festering sores of my character that I am aware of, in the hope that the confession will make me a better human being and you will continue to love and accept me regardless. Because that's what the Internet's all about, right? Love and acceptance?
Repulsive, Festering Sore #1: In my heart of hearts, I feel that people who 1) watch Tamil and Kannada movies 2) say "let's make fraanship, ya" and 3) break into vigorous dancing when they hear songs from Chennai Express are not so much people as aliens from another planet with whom I can never have fellowship. I know this is a narrow-minded, prejudicial point of view, but, try as I might, I kind of shudder and hold my valuables closer to me when I encounter this type of person. Other characteristics against which I have biases include, but are not restricted to, 4) Excessive wearing of checked shirts opened till the third button to show a frankly indecent amount of chest hair and 5) Wearing of pants that seem to serve no discernible purpose except to keep the calves warm.
Now you know.
Repulsive, Festering Sore #2: I sometimes use my extensive command over the English language to intimidate people. Disgusting, I am aware, and it gets worse. I actually judge people based on the way they speak. Not the language, because I've heard people speak Hindi and Malayalam in a way that is an absolute pleasure to listen to, but there are some people who habitually speak in a manner that seems to me crass or unrefined, and without knowing anything about them, I automatically form the opinion that they are similarly crass and unrefined. Why do I do this? I have no idea. It's a problem, and I need help.
Repulsive, Festering Sore #3: I cannot stand Indians who speak with fake American accents. This is even worse than the previous faults because it's borderline hypocrisy. I was brought up in a thoroughly Anglicized environment and my own accent definitely veers a little towards the European. Despite all these things, I have the gall, when confronted with a person who pronounces 'squirrel' as 'sqorrrrl', to first stare at him/her in outright hostility, then demand an explanation for his/her strange and unusual pronunciation, and finish off by mocking it for at least twenty minutes afterward.
Why I do like this? I don't know!
There are probably more but I think I've given enough cause for outrage today. One thing I always consider when I'm writing my posts is my reader's blood pressure. I try to increase it as much as possible. You're welcome.
Repulsive, Festering Sore #1: In my heart of hearts, I feel that people who 1) watch Tamil and Kannada movies 2) say "let's make fraanship, ya" and 3) break into vigorous dancing when they hear songs from Chennai Express are not so much people as aliens from another planet with whom I can never have fellowship. I know this is a narrow-minded, prejudicial point of view, but, try as I might, I kind of shudder and hold my valuables closer to me when I encounter this type of person. Other characteristics against which I have biases include, but are not restricted to, 4) Excessive wearing of checked shirts opened till the third button to show a frankly indecent amount of chest hair and 5) Wearing of pants that seem to serve no discernible purpose except to keep the calves warm.
Now you know.
Repulsive, Festering Sore #2: I sometimes use my extensive command over the English language to intimidate people. Disgusting, I am aware, and it gets worse. I actually judge people based on the way they speak. Not the language, because I've heard people speak Hindi and Malayalam in a way that is an absolute pleasure to listen to, but there are some people who habitually speak in a manner that seems to me crass or unrefined, and without knowing anything about them, I automatically form the opinion that they are similarly crass and unrefined. Why do I do this? I have no idea. It's a problem, and I need help.
Repulsive, Festering Sore #3: I cannot stand Indians who speak with fake American accents. This is even worse than the previous faults because it's borderline hypocrisy. I was brought up in a thoroughly Anglicized environment and my own accent definitely veers a little towards the European. Despite all these things, I have the gall, when confronted with a person who pronounces 'squirrel' as 'sqorrrrl', to first stare at him/her in outright hostility, then demand an explanation for his/her strange and unusual pronunciation, and finish off by mocking it for at least twenty minutes afterward.
Why I do like this? I don't know!
There are probably more but I think I've given enough cause for outrage today. One thing I always consider when I'm writing my posts is my reader's blood pressure. I try to increase it as much as possible. You're welcome.
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