Disasters, Manners, Mannerisms, et al

I am not the ulitimate authority, in fact far from it. If you ask Chaitali she will perhaps roll on the floor with laughter hearing that I have had the audacity to pen down a few words on the topic. But all the same it's a free world and here I go.





The other day a facebook friend - Indira commented that "silence is the best method of eloquence". The statement has to be taken in its spirit and that's quite true. A lot of times we blurt out words that has drastic effects and we do it unknowingly. The other day in a get together a lady had come who manages a play school. When the toipc of dicussion was playschool somebody mentioned that the school managed by this lady was the best in Kuwait. Immediately another person commented and expressed his full disagreement, and all this in front of the lady. Now that's what this piece is all about. How not to put your foot in the mouth. The worst is perhaps when you don't even realise that the deed was done.





A lot of times it could happen with gifts. I had this situation where I bought XYZ for a colleague. After a week when I visited a mutual friend I found the same items in their house. On query my hunch was confirmed and I am not sure who was more embarassed. Transfers do surely happen and rather not do them in close groups.




Would you open a door to a lady or would you stand up when a lady enters the room or perhaps comes and speaks to you at your desk? Points to ponder...while you might also say...what the hell, this is utter nonsense!!





Discussing food is a great topic for me specially given the topic i am writing about. There is this guy who makes a big face whenever he hears of Non-Vegetarian. So if you mention that you had this and that he would produce funny demeaning sounds. I find this disgusting. So the other day when I had this bout of food poisoning the same gentleman opined that this must be due to non-vegetarian. I had extreme pleasure in spite of the pain to let him know that the trigger was a simple vegetarian popular snack!!


I have this immense thrill of describing to people how I had cow's intestines but I promise you that the same is always as a retort to something you would have stirred in me.

There is this other guy who when you visit his office will always open this drawer of his that would be full of chocolates. But beware, he would never offer you one, though on every occasion he would make it a point to open the same. Serves me right, with my high sugar problems!! Sphere: Related Content