Napolean is supposed to have called England a nation of shopkeepers. Well, as its former colony, it may be ironic that we could be on our way to being a nation of shoppers.
Go to a mall. Any mall. On any weekend, you'll find it tough to walk around without bumping into people. And boy oh boy, if there is a sale on at any of the stores, then you might as well give up the idea of shopping unless you play rugby (and I don't mean the more civilized European version of it either).
I do my shopping for 6 months at one go. Just to avoid walking into a mall any more often than I have to. And I prefer standalone outlets to malls. How can anybody enjoy shopping or browsing through a store where you find it tough to walk through the aisles without having to squeeze through people, and where the noise levels drown out whatever music they are piping in (though in most cases that needn't necessarily be a bad thing)
I've heard of american teenagers (now i guess that might apply to teenagers across the world) hang out at malls all weekend. I can understand that. To be seen and see is an important part of a teenager's life. But I simply can't understand why the heck do Indian families hang out at the mall!!! The man of the house walking around in bermudas and a t-shirt (trying to look so ubercool when he can't), with his wife (who is wearing jeans and a tight top neither of which anybody with her kind of figure shouldn't even be caught dead in) and bratty kid (usually it is one) in tow. That is a sight that sickens me and makes me wonder if I'll ever turn into that!!! Think I'd rather die. Kurt Cobain probably had the right idea.
ubergeek, the
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Its nice if you enjoy collecting BOs. Normal people like malls for some reason, apparently. Cant for the life of me figure out why... I guess you have to be normal to know.
Crowd control. Crowds in malls. Am I the only one who sees seriously underutilized watercannons?
I'd prefer real cannons ;-)Just kidding. But maybe we should raid a mall with water balloons. The masked raiders who cleanse the malls of crowds. We could call ourselves "The Lonely Avengers" or some crap like that. I see comic book royalties, movie rights etc etc ;-) Can't u smell the money already SoXy?
Lets use those red heart shaped balloons. I think those would be appropriate. Plus, we could get good discounts on second hand balloons now that the VDay thing is over ;)
I'll handle our Bangalore ops. You do Mumbai(maybe the Shiv Sainiks/Bajrang Dal would want to join you?)
Im going to be a comic book hero :)
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