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By Aseela Haque
Fri, 04, 16

Ever wonder why some people regard you with indifference? They sometime ignore you and sometimes act as if you aren’t there. If you try to talk to them, they cut you off.

Ever wonder why some people regard you with indifference? They sometime ignore you and sometimes act as if you aren’t there. If you try to talk to them, they cut you off. They treat you like dirt, as if you’re a complete loser! Did such people ever make you feel uncomfortable? Like you don’t belong there? Like you’re not wanted? We all have come across such snobs. If you want to know who they are and what they think of themselves, read on to clear your concepts.

I have been studying these creatures of nature who have an uncanny ability to affect a person’s walking and talking ability. They can also confuse him easily and shatter his confidence with just a glance. Now, how did they develop this amazing attitude? It began right from the start when humanity was born. As time passed, people who managed to have more than their fellow men started regarding themselves as better than others and nowadays this thing is present in almost everyone.

The question that comes to our minds is what to call these amazing specimens. There are many names. A movie about such people has regarded them as ‘plastics’ because such people think that they have everything perfect as if it were perfected by plastic surgery. However, after meeting a specimen of this kind with a nose the size of my fist, I had to disagree with that name. In fact, even Miss Ugly of the Year can join this particular group provided that she fills the other things required. Let me explain these ‘other things’.

  • Having self-confidence - more than required.
  • Speaking in a high-pitched girly voice (this is optional)
  • Having the coolest things.
  • Being extremely rude.
  • Never ever talking to someone not from the same circle.
  • Being able to fit in almost everything, even a two year old baby’s pajamas.

And, of course, this is not it! The requirements vary from group to group. Some groups are even more selective. I, too, have had a bit of experience with them and let me tell you that it was NOT pleasant!

At a friend’s birthday party I was quite unaware that people of this category would be there too. So I walked in smiling, but I got a completely different response. I waved, I greeted, I even made an attempt to shake hands but it seemed I was too unimportant for them to give me any attention. They just smiled like they were doing me a favour and turned their backs on me. One of them even cut me off while I was talking. In short, they completely ignored me as they didn’t want to interact with the ‘other’ group. It might affect their status in their own group! Now, they cannot afford that, can they? They think of themselves as the most popular, the coolest and the smartest.

The best thing to do around these people is to be yourself. If they don’t like you, pity them as if they are a disgrace to human kind. Don’t give them any importance or try to get their attention. They would simply ignore you if you try to be friendly, so ignore them and have a nice time with people who are genuine like you.