Saying it?? Or not??

March 17, 2005

“You have one huge arse girl… has anyone ever told you that?”

Hearing this, I was not really sure what to say or how to react.

After saying this my friend then remembered to say that he did not by any means insult my humungous arse, but said that it was actually quite ‘sexy’! ha ha…

In Lankan society, such comments or in this case compliments, come by quite rarely. Most often if a guy says something of the sort, it is most likely to be a loser on the road who ogles at you and looks at you as though you have dropped from space. They act as though they have not seen this species called ‘female’, in their entire lives!!

Well, getting back to my friend and this issue…

I wonder how many people actually voice what they feel. Compliments come by so rarely. I feel in this society most often people find it easier to criticize than to actually say something favourable about a person.

In fact I have found myself doing the same thing so many times ;) It is so rare that we can say something nice about someone. Thus, the question arises…is it human nature to criticize?

I have come across quite a number of men in my life and I have hardly ever heard a compliment come out of their mouths… Is it because they do not like to say what is on their minds due to the consequences that they may have to endure? Or are men just in general oblivious to what is around them?

This friend of course is very open and says what he feels. Nothing and no situation stops him… I must admit that it is quite refreshing to have met this guy. And no, I do not expect random men to check my arse out and tell me it is huge…

So the question is, do you, or do you not… just say it???