A recent NY Times article highlighted the changing perception of fat Indians by perhaps those that were not. Originally viewed as 'well off' the phat people were the privileged class that did not know how to perform manual labor let alone partake in any such act.
Access to rich diets was assumed as was access to non phat minions that could satisfy every whim of the wealthy elite - from chai on demand (forget starbucks when you can have a stand by 1 on 1 barista at hand 24x7 - who could also deliver paan in various formats - those not familiar with this word - it is a mouth freshener cum chewy pastime much like a chewing gum would be to the westerner) to a car wash or yard work. All while seated in the comfort of a equally phat leather upholstered seating device.
Now the views are apparently a changing. It is no longer suave or chic to be plump like - you gotta show you care for your limbic make up and utilize the facilities like gymnasiums or yoga clinics to stay on top of the external architecture.
I think wealth not gotten through rational means leads humans to ultimate derailment. This might well be another case study of sorts.
The craze will soon encompass an absurd flight to start highlighting the phat content of cow milk lassi to that in the vada paav (a spicy burger like snack made of potatoes) while totally ruining the taste equivalence of the whole idea of consuming either.
That their will be no real substance to the labels (unless they were edible) and the quality of the product. Oh and did I mention that it will come at a phat price?
Access to rich diets was assumed as was access to non phat minions that could satisfy every whim of the wealthy elite - from chai on demand (forget starbucks when you can have a stand by 1 on 1 barista at hand 24x7 - who could also deliver paan in various formats - those not familiar with this word - it is a mouth freshener cum chewy pastime much like a chewing gum would be to the westerner) to a car wash or yard work. All while seated in the comfort of a equally phat leather upholstered seating device.
Now the views are apparently a changing. It is no longer suave or chic to be plump like - you gotta show you care for your limbic make up and utilize the facilities like gymnasiums or yoga clinics to stay on top of the external architecture.
I think wealth not gotten through rational means leads humans to ultimate derailment. This might well be another case study of sorts.
The craze will soon encompass an absurd flight to start highlighting the phat content of cow milk lassi to that in the vada paav (a spicy burger like snack made of potatoes) while totally ruining the taste equivalence of the whole idea of consuming either.
That their will be no real substance to the labels (unless they were edible) and the quality of the product. Oh and did I mention that it will come at a phat price?
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