Why are we all feeling so ashamed of the spectacle that the Commom Wealth Games are turning out to be? We must embrace it coz it truly represents what we Indians are
Proscrastinators - We start out any task with the ‘just in time ‘ attitude.So all preparations, presentations happen just in time and we manage just fine.The CWG preparations will also happen till and after the opening ceremony. So What?
JLT - Just like that . Attention to detail - What’s that? Since we do things just in time , we execute them JLT only. It might be the tacky shoes under fancy clothes at a fashion show, or the wrong flowers at a party or dirty loos at the CW Village.And nothing in life is permanent, so why stress on quality?
Of a higher hygiene order - When the CWG official claimed that the Indian’s hygiene level is different from other countries, he was absolutely right.
We believe in the purificatory properties of water, therefore our bathrooms are always wet. The temples are dirty with the muck that the water picks up.The crematoriums are dirty as is the Holy Ganga. So What?
Our houses are clean because all the garbage is thrown outside. And that outside area is not one’s concern (unless you can encroach upon it somehow).
Likewise, every Indian, from one travelling in a train or a bus to a BMW casually throws the garbage out of the window on to the road. Paan is also meant to be spat out on the roads and buildings - unless ofcourse there is a god’s picture adorning the wall.
Loos everywhere - from temples to airplanes to fancy hotels and multiplexes are ALWAYS dirty.And very likely someone would have also pissed on the ground.And ofcourse, the world is one’s personal loo -so you can piss and defecate anywhere in India.
We dig our noses, scratch our crotches and burp in full public view. So what! That is my janam sidh adhikar.
Ofcourse, we Indians are lazy, corrupt, inefficient and dirty. So What? We were a (supposedly) great people once and can still bask in that glory. We don’t have to follow the Western notions of cleanliness, efficiency and detailing. Please excuse us - we are like that only. We are not and will never rise above our station..So what! Live and let live.
