I recently gave some thought (if you want to call it that) to the phrase meeting new people.
Why does Shelly frequent the bar? Why does Jagdeep put his best electronic foot forward on dating websites? Why does that creep who hangs out at the Laundromat spend money to produce professional-looking business cards, offering free foot massages to women? The answer is this: they all want to meet new people--or so they think. But they will not meet new people. They will meet new people if they visit a maternity ward, but probably not while trolling for sex or rubbing feet (which is often an indirect method of sex trolling).
They will, however, meet people whom they have not previously met. But that phrasing long and boring. They will also meet unfamiliar people--again, not as sparkly as new; the 'un' in 'unfamiliar' lends the phrase a negative tone. Besides that, who enjoys being classified based on what they are not? We'll just skip past meeting strange people.
So we'll stick with meeting new people for now. While not entirely accurate, the phrase is a reflection of our culture. We like to buy new things and have new experiences, so to me it seems only fitting that we also think of the people we meet as new. For a while, anyway.
So which laundromat do I have to frequent to get the free foot massage? I admire his dedication. I guess perhaps the free date rape business cards weren't going over as well.
ReplyDeleteYeah, no, he must have thought realized that he'd have to ease a woman into rape. Clever guy, he is.
ReplyDeleteIt's the Laundromat over by Penetang and St. Vincent. He tacks his lovely cards to a cork board there. I took one, so I'm more than happy to pass on his contact information. Really, how can you refuse such an unsuspicious, appealing offer?