12-15-2004, 01:55 PM
Dhothi, Vesthi, Panche are the ideal for Indian climate. I cannot gather how people can bear wearing western suits in Indian climate with all that pollution blowing in you eye. It is so frustrating to wear suit it is as if you are being strangled. Luckily I dont have to wear it so much. There was news when one man who was expelled from work becoz he wore frock to work on a hot humid day, his complaint was that women have it easy while they can wear any dress to work. Coming to Indian women, Bindi which is to signify the third eye(spirtual eye) triangulates a viewer's gaze toward the face, otherwise people will be noticing other parts. I happen to notice a lot of changes in dress styles from urban kids in Indian mostly from some TV shows here in ths US. I guess most of them must be from Middle/Upper Middle class kids who can afford these scanty dress. Less the dress material more expensive it gets. I guess India being what it is in its vastness of people and diversity, There must be lot decent people. Instead of aping western dress habits these kids must emulate their work ethic, discipline, responsibilties etc. Bangalore from where I hail, I have noticed these dark Indian kids with short hair & short dress wearing lipstick. Perhaps if a beautiful person did this it would not look bad, but these girls look really ugly. I dont go looking for these girls though, it is so crowded and polluted my eyes start burning, and people force you to drink Coffee even if you dont drink which really gets me sick. I also happen to notice girls on Air India smoking (in airport), and asking for Beer on flight.