people are strange...

my much-travelled (therefore much-wise) dad once told me "no matter where you go, people are essentially the same." obviously, i wasn't particularly impressed with my dad's idea of passing on his wisdom to me. in fact i thought daddy wasn't very wise at all.

but then i left home and moved to another country - a really cosmopolitan country where i have met people from nationalities i didn't know existed. and i realised that my adulation of daddy dearest wasn't misplaced after all. and i now proudly proclaim:

"no matter where you go, people are essentially the same"

these are some of the types:

• the clown: the nice guy who makes everyone laugh.
• the free spirit: the hippie who lives his/ her life exactly the way he/ she wants to and doesn't give a f*** about what anyone else thinks.
• the workaholic: the person whose whole life is all about work even though it doesn't have to be.
• the shrewd businessman: who doesn't think about anything but money.
• the racist/bigot: not just white supremacists, but people who are obsessed with their religion and their nationality.
• the controlling, insecure boyfriend: who does what he feels like but also makes sure his girlfriend does what he feels like.
• the spineless girlfriend: the girlfriend of the aforementioned boyfriend who fawns over him like he's a prize catch and does whatever he feels like, and feels the need to seek his permission for everything.
• the Peter Pan: and i mean this in the (not) nicest way!; the middle-aged guy who doesn't realise he's growing old and still wants to pick up!
• the geek: whose life revolves around academics. very few here honestly; probably replaced by the workaholic.
• the independent woman: who has the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect car, the perfect figure, the perfect clothes, but the not-so-perfect love life.
• the ignoramus: who thinks the whole world works exactly the way he looks at it.
• the judgmental asshole: who (apparently) stands on a moral pedestal and believes it to be his prerogative to decide whether people are leading their lives the 'right' way.
• the narcissist: who thinks the world revolves around him.
• the creative cookie: who is a numbskull with everything ordinary.
• the dumb blonde: who is nothing but. (trust me there's lots of those here!)
• the obsessive mum: who has to know everything about her kid's life.
• the animal lover: who will buy a house just so he/ she doesn't need permission to have pets.
• the sports fanatic: who not only watches every sport but plays them too.
• the happy couple: who are normal and balanced, and support, encourage each other. (and are less dysfunctional than most of the people on my list!)
• the sneaky ambitious b****h: who will do anything it takes to take the credit and jump on to the good-books wagon.

ok. the dumb blonde is talking non-stop in the next room and interrupting my chain of thought therefore i shall end here. though this by no means, means that these are the only types of people i know.

feel free to add to my list though. :)