now, with all due respect to maharastrians, this is a 'conversation' i recently had the privilege to have with an absolutely people-i-can't-stand-category-money-oriented-creepy type guy -

q - question from [him]
s - statement from [him]
() - thoughts in my mind

to cut the long story short, i have not included my replies, as they hardly accounted for more than 'yes, no, hmm, etc etc'

q . are u a maharastrian
s. oh! so u r not a maharastrian (as if such a pity, and i belong to the scum of the earth)
q. how long have you been in pune
q. so how long have you been here [abroad - for work]
q. how long have you been in [my company name]
q. what do u do for your dinner (munch leaves)
q. do u live alone here
q. what about in pune
s. (after getting the 'yes i live alone in pune') - oh, u live alone (another 'scum of the earth' look)
s. i came here in my probation (so what shud i do, clap? and is that an achievement? now u have hopped so many companies, until u found one ready to send u abroad, so is that something to be proud of)
q. what's your surname (shutt upp)
q. (after realising i am a punjabi) how come u r a vegetarian (now was there a rule) (again i get the 'scum of the earth' look)
s. some detailed discussion on maharastrian castes, and asking me if i know of them (now how the hell shud i know)
q. is mona punjabi a caste (shuttttttttttt upppppppppp)
q. whats ur caste (stoooooooooooooooopppppppppppp)
s. my wife is not joining me here (so what can i do)
s. she says she's been working since 3+ years in the same company, unlike me, hopping about, so she doesn't want to chuck it (atleast she has sense, but spare me your personal storieeees)

and so it went. bloody hell.
was this a conversation or a questionnaire or an interview??
have ppl lost the art of talking/ or only i cannot relate??
is this being social??

heck. i think am fine the way i am.