Jumping on the bandwagon

I want to share two recent experiences in this column. A few months back, I was meeting some friends at the Cyber City in Gurgaon. We were supposed to meet for an early dinner at around 7.45 pm. Since it was a weekend, we were just hoping to avoid the rush. Three restaurants did not let us enter and told us that they were currently full and there was a 20-25-minute waiting time. I found this weird, given that it was just 7.45 pm. Since I live in Mumbai, I felt that maybe every city is not like Mumbai and people in Gurgaon just like to have an early dinner and sleep early. We moved to another restaurant, which again told us that we would have to wait for a table. This time I thought that something was not quite right. So, I requested the manager if I could use the restaurant's restroom while I was waiting. The manager let me in. As soon as I entered the restaurant, I immediately saw that the restaurant was not full and there were at least five empty tables. Meanwhile, there were some twenty people waiting outside to get in. So, what was happening? Cut to Mumbai. Over the years, I have got bored of watching TV as well as movies and have got used to the idea to watching stand-up comedy s

This article was originally published on December 14, 2020.