Wisdom by Hindsight
My last post was on men wearing earrings. Here is a typical Indian male, from Rajasthan, wearing earrings.
I should have known better than to think that having posted that picture above, matters will come to rest. I have found something better than earrings – hearings. Have a look!
I do not wear earrings. It is however part of our tradition that both male and female children get their ears pierced when they are small. They are provided with ear studs so that the holes do not get filled up again. When grown up, many males just discard the earrings although, many older people and in some communities, even now with the younger males, wearing ear-studs is quite common and is not looked askance at.
This story which was forwarded to me by a friend however, is in a different league altogether.
“I have often wondered how this trend got started, I now have the answer.
A man is at work one day when he notices that his co-worker is wearing an earring.
This man knows his co-worker to be a normally conservative fellow, and is curious about his sudden change in “fashion sense.”
The man walks up to him and says, “I didn’t know you were into earrings.”
“Don’t make such a big deal, it’s only an earring, “he replies sheepishly.
His friend falls silent for a few minutes, but then his curiosity prods him to say, “So, how long have you been wearing one?”
“Ever since my wife found it in my car.”
Any male readers out there who wear earrings/ear-studs?