Holidays in US
Holidays in US are such a farce. People (majority) don't care what holiday it is - be it Christmas or Memorial day - its all the same. Of course, Christmas means that one would get gifts. I don't know how many people actually think of Jesus Christ or go to church during Christmas. Atleast in India we go to temples during festival seasons.
Today is Memorial day (remembering fallen heroes of the Armed forces of the US). Maybe 10% of the entire population (say veterans or family of servicemen) would actually think of them. For the rest? Oh, no sir. Its party time. I think people just need an excuse to party here. It does'nt matter what the party is for. Last year, some people had the nerve to throw a "pre-hurricane" party just before Hurricane Charley and Frances (which hit Florida) and then have a "post-hurricane" (we survived!) party a few days later. What a waste!.
Now, I am not a poojai-vezhai karadi. I enjoy parties when it really deserves to be one - someone's birthday or a sending-off party. Its just when things are taken for granted, it bothers. But all is not bad, since I had a nice time-off in this 3 day weekend. The weather was good and I was able to go to the beach!.
Today is Memorial day (remembering fallen heroes of the Armed forces of the US). Maybe 10% of the entire population (say veterans or family of servicemen) would actually think of them. For the rest? Oh, no sir. Its party time. I think people just need an excuse to party here. It does'nt matter what the party is for. Last year, some people had the nerve to throw a "pre-hurricane" party just before Hurricane Charley and Frances (which hit Florida) and then have a "post-hurricane" (we survived!) party a few days later. What a waste!.
Now, I am not a poojai-vezhai karadi. I enjoy parties when it really deserves to be one - someone's birthday or a sending-off party. Its just when things are taken for granted, it bothers. But all is not bad, since I had a nice time-off in this 3 day weekend. The weather was good and I was able to go to the beach!.
posted by tt_giant at
8:19 AM
5 Comments:
i dont really agree with you on this ... u may be rite when it comes to young ppl ... but lots of ppl take it seriously ... i have a feeling that lots of ppl here in us join the army ... than i have noticed in india ... i mnot sure if indian army has more ppl than us ... lets assume tat indian army has more troops ... the difference is ppl in us stay in the army for 4 to 5 years ... and retire ... but in india ... if you join the army ..... u retire only when u r dead or when ur old enough to be in the army...
plus i dont have a single friend of mine who was interested or wanted to join or joined the army[mean indian friends]. i am not saying there is anything wrong with it. but i find it so different from here.
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Anonymous, at May 31, 2005 7:54 AM
the point is not even about recruitment in the army. the point is about forced socializing and absolute contempt to occasions.
i never mentioned anything about comparing the armies in US and India. I merely mentioned about FESTIVALS in India, where atleast some people take efforts to remember what they are for in the first place. Not just simply involve in binge drinking with intelligent people shouting "chug chug..".
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tt_giant, at May 31, 2005 8:52 AM
I think I see your point. In America, we will do anything for a day off work, yet we do not take time to appreciate why. I think the absolute biggest example of this is President's Day. First of all, we do not need that day off, and secondly, no one even knows when it is.
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*~*Michelle*~*, at May 31, 2005 9:36 AM
Keith, I am still trying to see if I can decipher what you meant to say. Or, it is actually an after effect of the memorial day weekend on you? ;-)
Thanks Michelle, for visiting my blog. Glad that it made sense.
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tt_giant, at May 31, 2005 9:46 AM
i lost my line of thought when i started writing the comment ... i was trying to justify ... memorial day ...
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Anonymous, at May 31, 2005 10:02 AM
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