Social acceptability ...honesty & other pearls

Bubbling up through the plankton of KB foibles, fashion faux pas, gauche behavior is the larger pearl of honesty ...

So, let's first filter away the detritus ... that which gnaws at me & drives meup the wall ...

All you women, who, come hell or high-water, are inseparable from your mobiles/cell phones ... cease and desist ... those devices do not belong any and everywhere ... Anita had it cupped in her hand at the temple during the woman-to-woman confrontation ... I see it often enough on TV among the self-professed glitterati that is/are the Indian 'star(let)s' at a social function ... what? It's considered acceptable to cut someone off mid-sentence because of an incoming call? 'Sorry, gotta go, what you were saying wasn't even marginally interesting!' ... Why are the devices not in the clutches, minaudieres, and whatever else that passes for a purse? Come to think of it, why - unlike American Express cards - does one leave home at all with them when stepping out for a public appearance? Are emergencies so frequent and inevitable?

All women who own just one handbag ... do get another ... as Tim Gunn says 'Why, oh, why do people persist in dragging around luggage-size handbags to evening events? I see this with more frequency than I care to recall. What are people thinking? Do they line these behemoths with plastic in order to escape with leftovers?' ... Simi has carried that capacious black one to damnation and back ...

Nakul is still in white socks ... fashion crime ... sartorial homicide ... and did the Sunshiners buy his grey suits, the turtlenecks, and the Daadi whites at a wholesale mart? They appear to live like petty potentates ... yet ... why was a car not sent out from their fleet to bring the Sethis to the kothi for tea? an unforgivable lapse of manners ...

All diamond rings, for proposals unexpected, should be ensconced in boxes that do not vie for attention...

Now for the pearls ...

Under the guise of prioritizing personal problems that require one's immediate attention, what constitutes a breach of socially acceptable behavior? Does Simi not owe it to Nakul to let him know that it's nowhere that he stands? By all appearances, Nakul chances upon the secret rendezvous amongst the mums ... so perhaps it will all turn out in Simi & Abhi's favor ... but at what cost? Her father has been clear enough that there is no coercion from his end ... why does she persist? All that needs to be said is "Nakul is not the man for me" ...

Is it a breach of socially acceptable behavior for Daadi, at this stage in the mating-game, to refer to Simi as 'her bahu?' ... do the moneyed come equipped with a perpetual right to insolence?

Is it a breach of socially acceptable behavior to spy and eavesdrop? Nothing less expected from Anita ... but Mili?! Neetu is as jhalli as jhalli goes, but entitled to her privacy all the same ... shameful behavior to be scrolling through personal phone calls ...

Is it a breach of socially acceptable behavior to be coating a lie with a sliver of truth? Mr T. suggesting to Nakul that it is he who has severed ties with the Sethis because of the 'egregious' eviction of a son and his wife ...

Originally posted by: SValeCalGal

Bubbling up through the plankton of KB foibles, fashion faux pas, gauche behavior is the larger pearl of honesty ...

So, let's first filter away the detritus ... that which gnaws at me & drives meup the wall ...

All you women, who, come hell or high-water, are inseparable from your mobiles/cell phones ... cease and desist ... those devices do not belong any and everywhere ... Anita had it cupped in her hand at the temple during the woman-to-woman confrontation ... I see it often enough on TV among the self-professed glitterati that is/are the Indian 'star(let)s' at a social function ... what? It's considered acceptable to cut someone off mid-sentence because of an incoming call? 'Sorry, gotta go, what you were saying wasn't even marginally interesting!' ... Why are the devices not in the clutches, minaudieres, and whatever else that passes for a purse? Come to think of it, why - unlike American Express cards - does one leave home at all with them when stepping out for a public appearance? Are emergencies so frequent and inevitable?

ive also alwas wondered why ever1 in india carries their cellphone so prominently in their hands. Another puzzler is how can people talk while traveeling on indian roads on a bike/ car/auto or just plain standing in a mkt. I mean its so noisy (wonderful but noisy) that i cant hear myself think and ppl carry on actual conversations??

while the are at it can the plz switch of the ringtone?? its unnerving to hear 'maa da laadla bigad gaya' in the middle of a convo 😃

All women who own just one handbag ... do get another ... as Tim Gunn says 'Why, oh, why do people persist in dragging around luggage-size handbags to evening events? I see this with more frequency than I care to recall. What are people thinking? Do they line these behemoths with plastic in order to escape with leftovers?' ... Simi has carried that capacious black one to damnation and back ...

er are there ppl in this world who actually own just one handbag?? (u mean the husband is right n women have 1 handbag like guys have 1 wallet??....😕) plz no smart comments abt big handbags...... i carry them and u'll hurt my feelings.mebbe simi ki bday pe her sis will give her a nicer one..(hint hint wink wink)

Nakul is still in white socks ... fashion crime ... sartorial homicide ... and did the Sunshiners buy his grey suits, the turtlenecks, and the Daadi whites at a wholesale mart? They appear to live like petty potentates ... yet ... why was a car not sent out from their fleet to bring the Sethis to the kothi for tea? an unforgivable lapse of manners ...

i thot it was a wa to make a point....... the diff in status or sumthin like that.

All diamond rings, for proposals unexpected, should be ensconced in boxes that do not vie for attention...

i actually wud much prefer the banana on his tshirt than that ring. mera jawab to yehi hota ki sure i'll marry u but only if u gimme that banana on ur tshirt 😆

Now for the pearls ...

Under the guise of prioritizing personal problems that require one's immediate attention, what constitutes a breach of socially acceptable behavior? Does Simi not owe it to Nakul to let him know that it's nowhere that he stands? By all appearances, Nakul chances upon the secret rendezvous amongst the mums ... so perhaps it will all turn out in Simi & Abhi's favor ... but at what cost? Her father has been clear enough that there is no coercion from his end ... why does she persist? All that needs to be said is "Nakul is not the man for me" ...

where is ur sense of drama gal........ kya bus ab woh aise hi thanda thanda bolde?? tum to serial ko 4 episode mein khatam karwadogi

Is it a breach of socially acceptable behavior for Daadi, at this stage in the mating-game, to refer to Simi as 'her bahu?' ... do the moneyed come equipped with a perpetual right to insolence?

oh isnt she bestowing a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge big favor on them by willingly accepting them as rishtedar?? 🤢 yes the moneyed do have special rights or havent u come across a desi potentate who acts like rules are for every1 else??

Is it a breach of socially acceptable behavior to spy and eavesdrop? Nothing less expected from Anita ... but Mili?! Neetu is as jhalli as jhalli goes, but entitled to her privacy all the same ... shameful behavior to be scrolling through personal phone calls ...

it is a breach..... but not if i scroll thru my daughters to make sure u aint teaching her negotiating skills dipa :D

Is it a breach of socially acceptable behavior to be coating a lie with a sliver of truth? Mr T. suggesting to Nakul that it is he who has severed ties with the Sethis because of the 'egregious' eviction of a son and his wife ...

it is but who cares abt such lil things when it comes to humongous things like egos??