Over the course of the evening we hit the trifecta of bad topics:
- He asked about 9-11. I knew where this was going... I had no idea how strong the conspiracy theory runs until I came here. I gave up trying to have the discussion years ago. I have no energy to argue with these people because there is literally no point.
- Caste. He informed me that within the Hindu system he is in the highest caste. (And for that reason he can't marry the woman he loves... or something like that... but I didn't really care because I find the caste system abhorrent. Telling me you are in the highest caste is like telling me how many slaves you own; I just can't be happy for you.)
- And it ended with a request that I check into a pyramid scheme very similar to Amway (in that, yes, it is a pyramid but at least they do sell real products.)
FML. I am still an extrovert and happy to meet new people and long ago I had accept that I'll have nights like this one.
Excellent post Steve.
ReplyDeleteAnd I own 7.
~Matt