The apartment owners have a Whatsapp group , which is abuzz since morning . Actually , there are two .
One group for official complaining , meant to list complaints to the manager , about dripping taps , seepages on walls , mosquitoes in the sitting room and ill- behaved security personnel.
The other group is the unofficial group , meant for sharing jokes , political memes , religious bashing , general back -biting , back-stabbing , bitching and organising picnics meant for select few families , who still get on with each other . Mostly , they fight . We , being a diverse nation , find plenty of differences with each other , if we go looking for it. Language , religion , region , food habits , cultural differences , ethnic differences , skin colour , to name a few .
For the past few weeks , the group admin, who calls himself "His Grace " , a pseudonym , of course , has been haranguing people to stick to the unofficial group , in so far as sending of "social " messages is concerned . Most people comply. Others , the majority , as in real life , are silent spectators .
"His Grace " fancies himself the leader of the masses , and issues his dictum periodically . With much usage of officialese .
He also quotes numbers of views , likes and opinions etc , to lever his cause .
Recently an NRI , with the pseudonym of "free bird" , has arrived with his teenaged daughter , and a wife , who seems to be undergoing chemotherapy . She ties a scarf around her head , and takes long walks with her husband , the "free bird".He is dressed in a yellow T-shirt , and white pants , she in orange or red palazzos.
Right now, "His Grace", is running around ,jogging in circles , in the colony garden . "Free bird " is walking sedately , a few metres behind , accompanied , by his better half , who is walking slowly . A little while later , both of them stop . And send texts on their mobiles .
Trust me. I am sitting roughly one kilometre away , and can clearly see both of them . The phone (mine ) pings . "His grace " has again requested members to stick to the format , informal vs formal messages . "Free bird " has promptly sent six memes /jokes in quick succession .
A quick rebuttal and a terse reminder from an ardent supporter of "His Grace " follows.
The two meet at garden entrance and greet each other , shake hands and disperse . They , obviously , don't know each other , in person.
One group for official complaining , meant to list complaints to the manager , about dripping taps , seepages on walls , mosquitoes in the sitting room and ill- behaved security personnel.
The other group is the unofficial group , meant for sharing jokes , political memes , religious bashing , general back -biting , back-stabbing , bitching and organising picnics meant for select few families , who still get on with each other . Mostly , they fight . We , being a diverse nation , find plenty of differences with each other , if we go looking for it. Language , religion , region , food habits , cultural differences , ethnic differences , skin colour , to name a few .
For the past few weeks , the group admin, who calls himself "His Grace " , a pseudonym , of course , has been haranguing people to stick to the unofficial group , in so far as sending of "social " messages is concerned . Most people comply. Others , the majority , as in real life , are silent spectators .
"His Grace " fancies himself the leader of the masses , and issues his dictum periodically . With much usage of officialese .
He also quotes numbers of views , likes and opinions etc , to lever his cause .
Recently an NRI , with the pseudonym of "free bird" , has arrived with his teenaged daughter , and a wife , who seems to be undergoing chemotherapy . She ties a scarf around her head , and takes long walks with her husband , the "free bird".He is dressed in a yellow T-shirt , and white pants , she in orange or red palazzos.
Right now, "His Grace", is running around ,jogging in circles , in the colony garden . "Free bird " is walking sedately , a few metres behind , accompanied , by his better half , who is walking slowly . A little while later , both of them stop . And send texts on their mobiles .
Trust me. I am sitting roughly one kilometre away , and can clearly see both of them . The phone (mine ) pings . "His grace " has again requested members to stick to the format , informal vs formal messages . "Free bird " has promptly sent six memes /jokes in quick succession .
A quick rebuttal and a terse reminder from an ardent supporter of "His Grace " follows.
The two meet at garden entrance and greet each other , shake hands and disperse . They , obviously , don't know each other , in person.
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