Phrases we never thought we’d say but for 2020 !
“BUT AFTER YOU STIR IT, IT’S LIKE ANY OTHER COFFEE”
For those of us who got swept away in the two-layered Dalgona storm, a sobering lesson emerged. The two-layered drink looked great on Instagram. But ultimately, it was just coffee. Food became an unexpected pastime in quarantine. What did you experiment with? One of those meatpotato-and-cheese clichés from a 30-second Reel? A family recipe that also solved the mystery of why your pressure cooker keeps hissing? Or maybe you just gave up and developed a full-time relationship with the Swiggy delivery man?
“KEEP WATCHING; SEASON 7 IS WHERE IT GETS REALLY INTERESTING”
The average user spends 17.8 minutes browsing Netflix every day. And for most of us, the long hours at home were spent idly staring at the screen while a new show or an old familiar one streamed. That weird guy with the mullet who rears tigers: Watched. That prissy Regency drama with dances, dalliances and sudden doses of sex: Watched. Jim, Pam, Dwight and the gang: Watched again. The Harshad Mehta one: Devoured. That arrangedmarriage one: Watched, but don’t tell anyone. The one with the filmi wives: Ditto.
“EVEN AT 80% OFF, DO I NEED PANTS?”
Never mind the final sales, discount days, coupon codes and reduced prices, most of us just lost the will to idly shop. And who can blame us? We spent 2020 in tracksuits, putting on a shirt only for video meetings. Formal shoes gathered dust. Perfumes expired. Handbags were stowed away. Swimwear… it only triggered tears.
“GUYS, AM I AUDIBLE?”
In a few short months, our bosses went from not trusting us out of their sight to not trusting us out of their Zoom frame. Daily “attendance” meetings ensued. Emails became Google Docs, which became phone calls, which became video calls, which became presentations. One corner of every home became the default video-call zone. You synced your calendar with Microsoft Teams. Casual leaves remained unapproved on the office app. You split laptop time between both kids so they could pretend to pay attention in online class. The VPN didn’t connect. The dog licked the webcam. And you blamed the wi-fi for every missed deadline. As did we.