tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post901351378270373821..comments2024-03-08T00:16:40.409+04:00Comments on ...and then: Becoming an asshole starts early.Sandhya Menonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08053854810427756673noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-6903092679908871682015-10-10T06:31:43.127+04:002015-10-10T06:31:43.127+04:00I am exactly like you. And now I am pissed with th...I am exactly like you. And now I am pissed with the trolls here actually being nasty to you. For something they should be applauding you for. According to me, they too belong to the butt wipe category and if i were you, I'd have done a seperate post on them alone! <br />By the way, here from instagram/saree pact tag. <br />Enjoying your blog. <br />Cheers<br />HarshikaHarshikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988515276239170996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-308381103525435752014-06-26T00:34:38.209+04:002014-06-26T00:34:38.209+04:00Angry grunt of approval. High five, lady. I almost...Angry grunt of approval. High five, lady. I almost left without reading the rest when I got to the part where the queue breaker in the mall shows up, because I knew that what was to follow would trigger feelings of irrational rage totally disproportionate to the provocation: a seemingly random event, one of the countless, exasperatingly commonplace instances of gratuitous rudeness and insensitivity that define public life in India, recounted in a blog post, read on a cold computer monitor many many months after it actually occurred. I read on though, to the end, feeling, almost, vindicated? Reassured? Because I've been there. I feel. I am conscious. I seethe. I erupt. I am branded the aggressor. It's getting worse. I am nearly constantly angry. I am becoming a more difficult, less tolerant person by the day. This comment isn't going anywhere. It isn't, whatsitsname, adding value! I am glad I discovered your blog. I shall read more. I could do with some silent conversation. I trust I will find some when I browse further. Yes.Abhiroop Banerjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994022363557622103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-89310634688046081052014-05-03T08:29:26.680+04:002014-05-03T08:29:26.680+04:00I just loved the way you put it up.I just loved the way you put it up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09541953239686712606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-65775942323988176542014-05-01T16:30:21.728+04:002014-05-01T16:30:21.728+04:00Way to go! Be that example to your kids who will c...Way to go! Be that example to your kids who will cherish such innate integrity. All too often, we get seduced and waylaid by the 'chalta hai' 'itś ok, let it be' attitude that we don't realise how young minds around us absorb such behaviour.<br />Just wandered over to your blog, via a friend and am hooked!<br />More power to you!Eclecticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04089644421377316686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-87840630374970423712014-01-19T09:38:12.485+04:002014-01-19T09:38:12.485+04:00My! How many assumptions, divya, :) I can certainl...My! How many assumptions, divya, :) I can certainly see your point of view and I won't delete your comment. I never do unless it is abusive. Thanks for taking the time to comment,Sandhya Menonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08053854810427756673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-5355516202366665602014-01-18T22:35:21.100+04:002014-01-18T22:35:21.100+04:00Going by this post you must have started pretty ea...Going by this post you must have started pretty early too. Don't see it? Ah! Never mind. Do delete this - and go back to being righteous - you have company.Divyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285978928872719231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-8091384770037882882013-12-01T12:28:20.390+04:002013-12-01T12:28:20.390+04:00I object always to people being assholes, and for ...I object always to people being assholes, and for that I am seen as a cranky hag by ppl but thats okay. Like u said, if I don't object, I can't sleep at night. Totally relate with yyour post..madhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559245289747075944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-32130458656371420062013-09-16T10:01:25.267+04:002013-09-16T10:01:25.267+04:00Well said and very rightly so... Not everyone reac...Well said and very rightly so... Not everyone reacts like you but I sure am glad that you do :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-12555249101714349562013-08-24T14:36:34.309+04:002013-08-24T14:36:34.309+04:00When I meet such people is when I can't resist...When I meet such people is when I can't resist thinking 'Mera Bharat Mahan' :-7Sumanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069240163879967030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-59398479891602784322013-07-25T16:22:23.813+04:002013-07-25T16:22:23.813+04:00Very cool. I think i just became a fan! :)Very cool. I think i just became a fan! :)Jyotsna Johnhttp://jyotsnajohn.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-1539103438785379332013-07-14T12:35:36.687+04:002013-07-14T12:35:36.687+04:00Oh my gosh, I am you, you and you. I am so glad I ...Oh my gosh, I am you, you and you. I am so glad I am not the only person who gets all anal about these things. You know what's worse? When people tell you to calm down and lighten up! Really?! Lighten up? Then don't be an asshole!Piscean Swimming Upstreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201925499342886164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-86349848783112101462013-07-05T05:16:25.132+04:002013-07-05T05:16:25.132+04:00I use a phrase with my kids to let both them, and ...I use a phrase with my kids to let both them, and the asshole who makes these choices, see how self-centered and pompous these choices are, "NEVER FORGET HOW IMPORTANT YOU ARE!"mimalinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-44867411996674766272013-06-30T16:50:44.550+04:002013-06-30T16:50:44.550+04:00We should have more people who speak up like you.
...We should have more people who speak up like you.<br />I also think there is something so noble about how you do it keeping the world your kids are going to inhabit in your mind. Ghadeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811397676327530873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-58169024957948646022013-06-29T10:11:54.349+04:002013-06-29T10:11:54.349+04:00The last time I had a 'queue fight' the gu...The last time I had a 'queue fight' the guy (elderly not-so-gentle man) threatened to "see" me outside. When I went outside he was nowhere to be seen. That was after he gave me the classic "do you know who I am??". But he raised his voice so much I would have had no hesitation to punch him in the face. And yeah, not a whimper from people behind me to object to his cutting the queue! Welcome to India, the land of the passive onlooker.SwBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04413778896282973176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-10266862080123476632013-06-25T01:38:16.339+04:002013-06-25T01:38:16.339+04:00Looks like Anon(s) really have a problem with you ...Looks like Anon(s) really have a problem with you sticking up to people cutting lines. I get so mad when they do that- lack of basic etiquette right there. And it is particularly frustrating when you see parents getting young ones to do so. Good for you!<br /> Sukanya Borahttp://sukanyabora.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-74445847565749863522013-06-23T01:40:44.241+04:002013-06-23T01:40:44.241+04:00absolutely no clue what you are talking about in t...absolutely no clue what you are talking about in this post. something about a kid cutting the queue..and then rubbing against you..but thats about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-66945440115585498032013-06-21T01:27:36.036+04:002013-06-21T01:27:36.036+04:00Glad u called the security guys...this is surely s...Glad u called the security guys...this is surely something I would have done.. wish more people would stand up like this...SuKupedia ™ :) :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09453745330932633801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-22201729204871498772013-06-18T14:49:43.322+04:002013-06-18T14:49:43.322+04:00are you sure, doctor? not a lobotomy?are you sure, doctor? not a lobotomy?Sandhya Menonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08053854810427756673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-86498556317042038832013-06-18T14:37:50.964+04:002013-06-18T14:37:50.964+04:00Have you considered HRT? Sounds like you need it.....Have you considered HRT? Sounds like you need it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-17960683710633856312013-06-17T13:35:19.697+04:002013-06-17T13:35:19.697+04:00good for you, if more people piped up like you did...good for you, if more people piped up like you did, we wouldn't have as many asshats in the world.<br /><br />Sythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864800112417099664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-52553742664171746392013-06-17T10:51:03.956+04:002013-06-17T10:51:03.956+04:00I'm too easy-going to emulate you most of the ...I'm too easy-going to emulate you most of the time but thank you for standing up for the rest of us.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819608939555247317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31009864.post-85161611796553384062013-06-16T20:53:48.689+04:002013-06-16T20:53:48.689+04:00Too many 'assholes' around. :(Too many 'assholes' around. :(Irehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225452291299150178noreply@blogger.com