I had blogged emotionally about Calcutta a few years back - Guess it came out as a pent up aggression as other places seemed to lack what it offered. A new matured me (Pun unintended - though my folks still believe that I havent grown since 16) noted some instances that I have not come across in other 'cities' where life is a race.
1) Only a bong and a bong in Calcutta still believes that a loose formal trouser and a pair of sports shoes can be together looked upon as fashion. I mean this combination was last seen in early 1990's when the Sunil Shetty's and Akshay Kumar's used to drape in those dumb movies. And did I forget to mention that these loose trousers need a 15 year old belt to hold it onto their waist?
2) Where do you see a woman sitting near the threshold of her house on a weekday and petting a cat on her lap at 11 in the morning? In other metros people WORK during these hours. Probably the cat was getting its WORK done during working hours.
3) There is one place on God's green earth where people could haggle for an hour about 50 paisa. And they can haggle for hours as in Calcutta the day consists of 72 hours.
4) Alright jumping to weekends. Imagine a main road. Vehicles are few, drivers prefer to sleep and decline to earn a buck by transporting people. And on the main road, a blanket is put and there are about 10 folks who are playing card in broad daylight.
5) A weekend - A market place - Probably one of the busiest markets. A flyover cutting throught the market. And under the flyover there are a bunch of 25 folks who are playing chess and there are 3 chai walas making their moolah for the day. Heard love for sports....See it literally.
And dont mistake me. I love this spirit of lethargy and miss it when I get away from Cal...Good old Cal...
