On a cloudy Saturday, I accompanied a friend to the saree shop to help her (!) choose sarees for her mom. The sarees were laid in front of us and the lady at the counter showed the sarees one by one, opening and folding each with great expertise! I looked around and almost instantly, a bright green..(ok ok..! somewhat fluorescent )saree caught my eye and I asked the lady to show it to us. One look at the colour and my friend's face contorted...'Surely...you didnt mean THAT..!!' 'Why?! Dont you like the colour?! It's bright and looks great!' 'See..people see you walking on the road in broad daylight wearing such a colour, they're sure to go blind..'! I still dont understand why she chose that dull coloured, old looking saree!!
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Another weekend, another place..This time it was jewellery! No not the platinum or the gold types..the local, 'funky' ones that these roadside shops make a fortune out of!!
There were different types of 'chains'..and 'earrings'..and wrist bands and what not..I sighed as I noticed different shades of excitement and enthusiasm light my friends' faces..'Ok..you guys go ahead..am feeling a little dizzy..I'll walk over to that restaurant and have a juice..' My attempted escape failed miserably..'Good story..but there's no way you'll feel dizzy soon after lunch!!' sheesh...! 'It looks great on you..' someone screamed...and I turned to look at the group of college going youngsters. One girl was sporting a huge 'chain' which had a replica of a shield as a dollar. Calling it a dollar would be an understatement. It was, may be, a few times smaller in circumference as compared to a real shield! It seemed to be picked up from a set of tribal accessories..! I noticed my friends look at her with disgust..! 'It's bad...' I muttered..'Oh yes..it would have looked good if the dollar was slightly bigger...!' 'Bigger?!!?' I was bewildered..'If it becomes any bigger..you'd have a fractured spine at the base of your head!'
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I looked at the different types of shoes and sandals on display. Nothing seemed comfortable. 'What do you want Madam?!' the man asked courteously. 'Hmm..something that's not too high-heeled, or too fancy, has a soft sole and..' 'Madam..here's something that's made for you..' he beamed. I looked at the pair in his hands. 'No No..I dont want such prints' I said..Another one followed..'I dont like the colour..'
'Too hard on the feet ' and so on...At the end of it all, the man gave up. 'Madam, you have tried nearly everything here and are not happy with anything is it?!' 'There's nothing to my taste' I quipped. 'You have a wierd taste' he grumpled as I walked off..!
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