Friday, June 17, 2011

Nosey !

I live in a city called Ahmedabad which is in Gujarat. Gujarat is known for its hospitality- which is true. For a non-gujju family like us, we were welcomed pretty warmly in the city. The autowales, the grocery guys, the newspaper guys, the servants who works in neighbouring apartments- all know what each member of the family is doing. It's pretty much a pain in the ass for me because while my sister scores some 90% in Boards, they gobble up sweets and when they enquire about my results and I mumble 60-70%, they give me a go-die look. Hello, when my parental units don't care or compare us kids, WHY should you interfere??

There was this time when my cousin brother came down to visit us. He and I decided to go out in the afternoon when my mom went to work. We went by one of the autos waiting near our place. That evening, mom comes home and tells me that one of the auto guys told her that I(her daughter) was accompanied by a boy to a multiplex. Gah!! Luckily, my mom is uber cool even if that boy wasn't my cousin, i.e. if I inform her in advance that I am out with Mr. Blah. But, how nosey can you get??! :O

There's this Facebook page which says 'Hey, I found your nose, it was in my business again!' I couldn't agree more!



Reminds me of a time when I was Miss Nosey Parker. Ok, so I have this terrible habit of asking loads of questions and poking everyone, almost all the time. When I was in 5th standard, mom and I were waiting at the road end. This Rabari family (nomads from Kutch) have a bungalow at the road end. So this member of their family was peeing outside their gate. I peered, stared and peeked as to what he was doing. Mom was distracted because she was getting late for work and I was getting late for school. I tugged the end of her sari and asked her what he was doing. Mom mumbled that I should ask him myself. I hopped across to him and asked him in english, "What are you doing?" He just stared at me. Mom came and pulled me away from him. Hehe :P

Any nosey tale where you were the victim or you were the predator? Go ahead!

8 comments:

Ramya said...

Karma is a bitch sweetie... :P

Live2cherish said...

hehhe. ya neighbour in india has the habit of peeking in our apartment or she sends her little 3yr old to inquire of someone new at our place.

Anonymous said...

I usually interfere in other's business only when there is a chance of an earthquake.

I am another kind of nosey. #aaaakchoooo..

Tripthi Battapadi said...

HAhaha! :))
Nice

Dhanya said...

Ok, why did that nose (pic) remind me of my nose? :P

Simba said...

AREY thats nt typical of gujju neighbours. its typical of neighbours everywhere :P
abhi thodi din phele i had gone to the highway without informing at home and i saw my neighbour there, so i immediately called up home to tell mum where i was :D

Bineka Sadhnani said...

I was born and brought up here so i pretty much know the culture here. Poking nose is the fav past time here. :) :)

Unknown said...

ha ha ha ha.... completely agreed! People are way too nosy but why would disturb a guy peeing ? lol :P