Post-modernist era?   Two girls sitting in my office pantry,
discussing. I wasn’t really paying attention to what they were
saying until I heard the magic phrase, Can you wear Westerns
when your in-laws are around?  Girl 1: Can you wear western
clothes when your in-laws are around?  Girl 2: I do wear it but
not often when we are at their place.  Girl 1: Why?  Girl 2: She
(the mother-in-law I assume) mentioned that  it is not a nice
thing to wear such clothes around your father-in-law. I tried to
wear capris instead of jeans but she asked me to change out of
them.  Girl 1: In my case, I am not allowed at all to wear these
clothes at my in-laws. Even suits (salwar-kameez) are not ok.
They only want me to wear sarees. What is worse is her daughter
— my husband’s sister — is allowed to wear jeans in the house.
It’s just not fair.  Girl 2: Yeah.. it’s not.. mumbling into the
conversation  I don’t know what to say.. as I heard this. My
heart sank and I wanted to comfort them. Tell them not everyone
thinks like thei