my first encounter was in class 9,,, tat time I used to sit in first row of class (guys dont take it otherwise,,, I was young and stupid,,, and beside my class had only two rows... it was very small,,, 12 kids in all)... so coming back to point... a new gal take admission (taking the total to wat 4,,, yeh guys ratio was decent),,, so now wat happens is tat,, I was told to make place for the gal (till than my cousin used to share a bench with me,,, now it was decided that new gals should sit there)...
well I protested,,, to whom?? to my English teacher,, who also happens to be principal and a open supporter of similar treatment for boys and gals,, in his lectures given at prayer time... my argument was simple... well boys and gals r same,,, she can sit with anyone she wants to,,, wats the big deal??? y u want gals to be stuffed in a close pack,, its supposed to be co-ed...
his statement was also simple,,, NO... u got to make place for her,,, she needs it,,, I asked Y?,,, he said cause she is gal,,,
next wat... well u know
I was forcefully moved to the last row (practically second row,, figuratively last row) (and afterwards I always stayed in last two rows of class,,, not to show my everlasting protest,,, well its kinda comfortable back there)...
well result was,,, my image among gals was hurt,, SERIOUSLY,,,
well next school, coaching and college could be best described as boys only for all practical purposes,,, barring some cultural fest days,,, they never gave me much chance to interact and eventually pick up a fight with gals...
scene changes,,, cut to Bombay,,,
I realized tat in certain places there is a rule called stag entry and couple entry,,,
if u happen to belong to a bunch of single guys,, and dont have any fairer sex to accompany u,, either u need to pay extra money,,, or u r simply not accepted,,, well its ok,,, they have some decorum to maintain,,, and must be having some sort of minimum sex ratio rule (like some hotshot companies do),,, I assumed so and was kinda ok with it...
scene changes,,, cut to Bangalore,,,
now there r places where if u go in a group of guys only,,, u need to pay entry fee,,, gals r obliged with free entry,,, (I can name one place,,, but I guess there must be others also,,, so I m not putting tat one name also)...I wasnt very happy with the thing,,, but WTH,,, its just about entry,,, after tat its ok...
scene changes,,, cut to Chennai,,, (I havent visited Chennai yet,,, this information is acquired during conversation with a very good friend of mine)
now there r places where gals r provided with FREE BOOZE,,, and at the same time guys need to shell out hard earned papers printed with coloured photo of father of our nation...
now the point I m talking abt is isnt there a mass hypocrisy going on,,, supported by... well all parties involved,,, means have u ever encountered a situation where any of ur female friend/colleague complaining about any such thing,,, well I coudnt,, if u,, pass me the contact,, I shall fell very much obliged and happy to meet someone like that...
dont think I m against hypocrisy,,, nop I m not,,, I do things I advice others not to do,,, hell I like it and I m proud of it,, why??? precisely because I have earned it...(stolen from one of my fav movie ;)
so wat is the whole point of all this,,, simple one liner,,,
gals plz dont say treat us equally,,, cause u dont want tat,,,
and guys hell u cant do anything,,, u r already mesmerized by her smile,,, u r one hopeless case,,,:P... and as usual I m no exception,,,
so I would rest my case,,, with a line: "everybody follows rules of convenience,,,we all are selfish... only difference is between whether u can accept it or not "