Of Beer And Bromance

“Even in a drought, a bro flushes the toilet twice.”

-         Barney Stinson.

And I thought all gays hated bromance! Barney Stinson’s straight, but Neil Patrick Harris is gay! (I am at my stereotypical best right now.)

Nothing in the world turns my stomach like bromance does. I swear.

India has had a long tradition of bromance. Fathers decide to speak to their sons about the birds and the bees. Girls are kept in the dark, well, because, umm, I don’t know. Right from Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra trying to assert that they won’t let go of their 'really awesome' friendship in Sholay, to today, when there are some defined styles of behaviour in public—in shaking hands and giving those ‘friendly punches’—not much has really changed.

I would say it has got worse. I mean, there’s this mobile service provider ad where guys share underwear. Beat that. *Pukes*

And not to mention the wife-sharing Pandavas.

Dexter and Miguel.

Barney, Ted and Marshall.

But what takes me by surprise the most, is the fact that most men (Yeah, I am not included because I am still a boy! *angryface*) are able to convey what they want to without actually referring to any of it in a serious manner.

I think I better applaud that. J