Random Fun On MyLot

It is not humor..it is weird.

@vandana7 One person's weird is another person's hilarious...

I've written a whole post on myLot etiquette. We should use a neutral way of addressing each other if we know nothing about a member.

@thehousewife I wholly agree. I am not totally an ol´ witch, but at 72, I have become a sister to my 2 siblings and no one else. Much less be called like that by a "bro" or "dude" I don´t know.

@nomus24g I still think that it is not only gender involved, but also age.

@MALUSE Not really. In their minds it is ..we are helping a fellow myLotter earn.

Everybody who gives this sign mechanically must be an idiot.

@vandana7 I don't think that we earn anything just for a smiley.

@MALUSE The young generation think we lived in a cave with no running water and electricity I suppose.

@CoralLevang Thank you Coral, I am going to watch this video.

Technology develops so quickly nowadays! You can't talk with young people about tape recorders or record players anymore. They look at you as if you've come out of a cave. Once I said to a boy of ~14 years that - believe it or not - there was life before the internet. He looked at me deeply shocked and said from the bottom of his heart, "Thank God I didn't live then yet."

Thank you, but in what way?

@MashaVickina Let me repeat what I wrote for another member: "One should always keep a healthy distance to the goings-on on the site. Getting too involved can be hazardous to your (mental) health."

@MALUSE The way you described the situation, you seem not to be angry/offended. You stressed other points in your discussion. Honestly, I find it important to be understanding and intelligent like you.

@MALUSE Your welcome

Thank you.

You are so right!

I'm sure there is no culture. The response came from an individual idiot.

@MALUSE (smiling at you) Alright, I will stop teasing you as much as I have been, Malu.... (I will admit, I like teasing different people on myLot, though... you do happen to be one of them I like to tease.) I agree, I've mentioned he needed new material if he wants people to keep laughing at his jokes... He doesn't listen to me, either. *shrug*

You can stop the teasing thing. I've already told The Horse that he gets on my nerve with his same old, same old. Unfortunately, he doesn't get it. If he were a bit more original in his funniness, I might react differently. Yet, he isn't.

On the one hand, yes. On the other hand, it's easy to put your foot in because of the differences.

@MALUSE

Exactly. Once I had to tell a young 'un that I was as old as his grandmother if not older. He got a shock and apologised. He could have avoided that if he had used his brain earlier.

Young Indian males (or which there are many on the site) treat everyone as their buddies. In case one puts them right about one's age (I tell them that I'm probably older than their grandmothers), they fall over their feet apologising. A strange habit. Why don't they use a neutral tone right from the beginning so that they don't embarrass themselves?

@Daljinder Thank you *very* much for this analysis. Do you think I should enlighten such a young whippersnapper as to who he's addressing or let things be? After all, it's not my task to change Indian thinking and customs. I'm just thinking of women from the West who've fallen in love with young Indians (some are really good-looking! :-)) and followed them to their home country. Is there a chance for them to be happy? I have my doubts if she is a modern, independent woman and he the traditional son.

@MALUSE Explanation young Indian males 101: (I am using 'general' terms out of convenience.) 1. They are not expecting any of the older generation capable of using technology such as computer and smartphones. This is because it is very rare to find older men (unless still working) especially women to know how to use computers. So, they expect / believe that it is the same way all over the world. They are much like the Americans in this was who think USA is the world. 2. They are proud to be Indian. Not just patriotic but blind patriotic. 3. They are very culturally inclined as well. Their words could be "I don't believe in arranged marriages" but these are just surface words. They do not really understand the implications and the intricacies. So, while they say that they believe in what they are saying, try asking them questions which make them think deep into the matter. they will stumble. 4. Respecting elders whether related or not; whether they have met or not is bred into all Indians. So, if they said something bad or made a mistake without knowing the age of the person, they will fall over their feet to apologise even if they weren't wrong. 5 They are emotional and overly sensitive. 6. They are immature but think themselves as mature. 7. They are overprotective 7. Bollywood has screwed them over when it comes to romance and they don't realize it yet. Hence they do not realize when they become controlling from being protective. Loving to obsessive. 8. They can be egoistic as well because of being brought up in patriarchal society. Couldn't handle wives earning more than them. 9. They can be loyal to a fault. 10. They can be respectful and very responsible. One can depend on them in terms of distress. They don't stumble. If I can think of more, I will add to the lesson. These are characteristics found in different measures in different men from my country. By the way, don't go by the age because in India, we don't live separately from parents and are dependent on them until after we have completed our graduation, post graduation and the like. Our parents pay for our education right to the end. This means that we take on responsibilities in life not before mid to late twenties except girls as they 'have' to help at home. (Patriarchy ya know) We don't even consider ourself men or women until after we get married. That's like the representation of moving on to the next phase of life with becoming a responsible individual in all sense of the word.