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The Not So Random Observations (Part 6)

Once again, it's been quite a while since I last posted random observations. This one though, as the title suggests, is not so random. I'm gonna be focusing (you might say targeting) on the rich people, their lifestyle and their habits.

Here we go!

1) Lot of people wear sunglasses. Or shades, or whatever the hell else they are called. But there seems to be a direct relationship between the size of your sunglasses and the amount of money you possess.

The richer you are, the bigger your glasses are. Those thing are supposed to provide shade for your eyes, not your whole goddamn face! Why not just wear a veil then?

Protects you from walking safely


2) The more you seem to pay for your food, the lesser it is cooked. All these 5 star hotels with their fancy dishes and menus charge you outrageous amounts for food (not just food, but a small cup of chai will burn a hole in your pocket) that is not even properly cooked is bland to the very core.

If you pay 10 bucks to eat a meal, the food is probably overcooked or roasted. If you pay 1500 rupees for a meal, you end up eating salads and almost raw meat and curry. Neither tastes good nor satisfies your appetite.

The ideal amount, I believe, is between 100 - 300 bucks. The food is well cooked, it tastes good and is also filling.

3) Do you ever wonder why most of the people going to fancy food joints are on the heavier side? I mean heavier than a rhino. Do you know why that is? Yes, it's because of their food. It doesnt nourish you, just warms you up for diabetes and heart problems.

Another explanation would be that they seldom get off their fat arses and give their body some exercise.

4) Who was the person who classified bulimia as a disease? For those amongst us who are unaware of what bulimia is, it is a "disorder" characterised by a person binge eating and then proceeding to puke it down the drain.

Yes, you read that right. The person "suffering" (so much pain and suffering, I tell ya) from bulimia eats a lot of food and them vomits it all out.

Now, this is definitely the problem of the rich. Nevermind that there are millions of people who face a shortage of food. Let's eat and then puke. Wow!

I tell you what, bulimia should be classified as a crime, not a disease.

5) This is not exclusively pertaining to just rich people, but i'll include it anyway.

Why are people taking so many photographs of themselves? It's more than narcissism. I think they'll have to coin a word to describe it.

I can't bear it, so I have come to a generalised conclusion. The more photos you have of yourself, the lesser I care for you, the lesser I respect you.


P.S If you're interested to see the other parts of the ROs, here's the link http://amritkosaraju.blogspot.in/p/random-observations.html

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  1. Dude, you actually said the word selfie would be coined even before it actually was. As it turns not, it wasn't such a random observation. :D

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    1. and therefore the title, "the not so random observations".. ;)

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