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Habits, the one thing that shapes us. We often do become what our habits are! But, then there are so many kind of habits that people develop over time. Let us today, have a look at some of the questions related to habits.

Do you have any bad habits?

I think I do have my share of bad habits, but the one that tends to affect my work is that I sleep a lot and it becomes quite difficult to get up early in the morning. However, now I am trying to get rid of it by waking up early. I hope I am able to do it.

 

Do children learn bad habits at school or at home?

I think they can learn bad habits anywhere. It could be home or school,completely depends on what sort of environment they are getting. But, what is important is that either of the place, there are people who can pull them back to being a better person.

 

Do you cut people off in the middle of their stories and conversations?

No, I don’t tend to do it. But, yes I do ask questions in between stories. It is not always that I simply listen to what they are saying, it is a conversation, where even I am speaking and questioning.

Is it easy or difficult to get rid of a bad habit?

I think definitely it is. Habits are something one forms over a long period of time and banishing them does take time. Because, it becomes part of the characteristic of the individual. But, if one has the determination to do it, nothing can come in between.

Do other people’s bad habits get on your nerves?

Not most of the times, but yes some things tend to irritate me. Like, there are some people who themselves are non vegetarian and try to force it on others and it becomes irritating, especially when you are out on dinner with a group of friends. Sometimes even alcohol gets on my nerves. People tend to do horrific things when they are drunk, some fall down, some slap each other, some misbehave with their family members. These things do irritate me.

Have you been successful in getting rid of a bad habit?

Oh! yes. Long time back I was a TV and a tea addict. I used to watch tv for most of the part and drink so much of tea. But, then for some reasons, I just felt I should quit and I did quit both of them. Although quitting tea was easier for me, tv is something still to be conquered completely.

Is always coming late a bad habit?

I suppose it is, because it tends to bother people who are involved along with you. So, for example if you are late for a meeting, people might get bothered because of you. And, if this happens over a long period of time, people start ignoring your point of view.

What bad habits bother you the most?

Untidiness, food habits and over drinking tends to bother me. Untidiness because I cannot live in a stinky room. Yes, I am not the one who keeps things very orderly but there should be some degree of tidiness in a room or in the way someone keeps things. Also, bad food habits irritate me. There are people who spill food out, chew loudly and then talk when their mouth is full.

What good habits do you most admire?

I really like people who get up early and do exercise. It gives me a feeling that they are motivated towards leading a great life. Also, I love people who share things. I think sharing is a really great deed and people who can do that, even when they have so nimble, is a great thing.

What unusual habits do you observe in your family members? Do they bother you?

My family is full of weird yet lovely people. We all have so many unusual habits. Like my mother, she is obsessed with her plants and take care of them like her own children. You cannot harm them in any way. She would go about watering them and then giving them manure and making sure everything is fine. And then there is my father. He is one of those people who is the most planned unplanned person. So, most of the times he would just inform us he is going a km here or there but then later on would tell us about the exciting places he has gone nearby, like 20-60 km here and there.

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Every relation teaches you lot of things, new experiences, new areas to explore. There is not only things that you learn about yourself but also about others and more importantly get to know a new perspective about life. Let us today have a look at some of the questions related to lessons learnt from friends.

Friendship is the most important relationship. Do you agree? Why? Why not?

It surely is because there is much that you can learn from it. There are these two people who most probably think or feel the same way and then yet are so unique. There is nothing coming in between, no explanations, no judgments, nothing that has to be proved, nothing that needs to be presented or lied about. Two people who enjoy each other company irrespective of everything, it is this beauty of acceptance that teaches one a lot.

What are some ways your best friend has influenced your life in a positive way?

There have been times when I felt that I was nothing, times when I went into that zone of self-destruction and it was in those moments, that my friend told me about my self-worth. She taught me that there are mistakes that we all make and living with them is a bigger mistake than even committing them. This one learning has taught me so much and helped me achieve so much that I am still thankful to her.

How close do you get to your friends?

There are lot many people who I call my friends because there is something or the other that is common in us. But, the people who are my true friends tend to know me inside out. So, they might be knowing almost everything that is happening in my life. However, there are certain things that I don’t share with anyone and these are the things that remain hidden with them as well.

Why do you need a friend?

You need a friend to be able to just relax and look at yourself and your goals and just be yourself. In this rush of finding ourselves and shaping ourselves, we often forget who we are and it is then that we need a friend to be with, who can just tell who we really are and help us. A friend who we can share our joys with, who we can share our sorrows with. Someone whom we can trust, just like that.

What do you do when you have a misunderstanding with your friend?

I go and talk it out. There are very few people in my life who I term as important and when some misunderstanding happens I prefer to talk it out. Initially it might be possible that I don’t talk to anyone but later on, I just try to understand the opinion of the other person first before putting out mine.

Do you trust all of your friends? Why?

When it comes to the three close friends that I have, yes I do trust them, inside out. But, apart from them, there are several people we meet, who we often call as friends, I tend to trust them but not very much or you can not blindly.

What is the best time for making new friends?

I think there is no time for making friends, we just go on living our lives, enjoying it, improving ourselves and doing things. In that journey, we meet certain people who think like us and when that happens, they become our friends because they do understand us.

What was your best friendship?

Till date, my friendship with Avinash has been the best friendship that I had. It was a very short one, with we both ending it with lot of misunderstandings, but it was the first time that I actually felt a relation. So, we used to fight and then talk it out and then roam about and there was so much that I learnt about myself by just being with him.

Are you still friends with him or her?

No, we both have now separated our ways. But, sometimes I wish if we could ever come back together. It would be great because then it will be more like knowing each other in a new way.

What life lessons did you learn from this relationship?

There were several life lessons that I learnt. One of them being that you need to trust yourself the most. No one in this world can help you if you are not ready to help yourself. The next thing that I came to know was that no matter how much people laugh at you, you need to ignore it and live your life and do what you thought you will. Because haters will pass by, but if you start hating yourself in that way, there is nothing left then.

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Shopping is when you go out to buy something for yourself or for others. Often, termed as something that women prefer more than men, shopping has also been regarded as a stress buster by many psychologist. Let us today, have a look at some of the questions related to shopping.

Where is your favorite place to shop for clothes?

I love buying clothes from the local market. I think there is so much more fun when you are out with your friends and try to find out the best and yet the cheapest cloth to wear. However, with time becoming more of a scarcity, we mostly go to branded showrooms where we can easily find clothes and be assured of the quality.

What products do you prefer to shop online for?

I prefer buying books online because they are available at a far more cheaper price than when one buys them offline. Also, it is lot more easier to buy books online than offline because there is no hassle of finding that book. If you know the book, all you need to do is type the name of the book and buy it.

What products do you prefer to shop in stores for?

I like buying clothes offline, in stores. Buying offline is better because you can actually feel the quality of the cloth before buying it and also how one looks in them. Also, it is much more easier to match the clothes and buy a set of items together, along with accessories.

How do you feel about sales people following you and helping you when you shop?

Sometimes it is good, because I really don’t understand what to buy and there help makes it lot more easier to buy things, but sometimes it even becomes quite irritating. Because, often when I go to shopping I prefer some quite time to look at the clothes and then pick them up. There is so much that is going on in the head and then that hindrance, becomes annoying.

What makes a pleasant shopping experience?

For me, to be able to just hang out with my friends and laugh off at the weird clothes that we choose makes shopping a pleasant experience. When we go out together to shop, we often start off with wearing those weird clothes or matching those clothes together to laugh off at each other.

How do you feel about shopping at department stores or malls?

It is fine to shop at department stores because then there are so many options that you can directly look at and choose from. One can just get so many things in a mall, from clothes to cookery to shoes to parlor. All, you need to do is step inside the mall and get whatever you want.

What is your favorite eCommerce site? Why?

My favorite eCommerce site has to be flipkart because for online, I mostly prefer buying books and this site offers great deals on books. Also, there return policy is quite good making it easier to return and enjoy the book if one likes it.

Do you know anyone who is addicted to shopping?

I made a friend during my stint as a blogger in a company. She was so very addicted to shopping, that every weekend she would go out and buy something for herself or for her family or friends. It could be something that is very small or something very big. Most of the times she would buy moderate costing things, but the joy that she had while shopping and then sharing her stories of how she found a particular thing was amazing.

Are you addicted to shopping?

No, not really. I tend to buy things only when they are required.

Have you ever bought any counterfeit products like fake designer bags, clothing, or jewelry?

Yes, I have bought them very many times. Not for bags, but yes for clothing and jewelry, I have got artificial or fake products. I think it is cheap and you can buy lot of jewelry allowing you to match them with your clothes. It can make even the same clothes look different.

Do you enjoy shopping for other people?

I enjoy shopping for people I know. Because I know what they like and giving them gifts with a feel of what they like makes it great. But, for the ones that I don’t know I don’t prefer very much. There is always a doubt that they might not love the gift or may be they don’t find it useful.

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Crime is when a person goes out of the way of society’s decided rules and regulations to do something only for himself or herself. It is when a person becomes too selfish to think of the damage that one’s action might cause to the other person. With so much of awareness coming out, so many shows and so much information available in Internet, the crime rate has increased world wide. Almost everyday, you can hear so much happening, theft, rape, murder, molestation etc. Today let us have a look at some of the questions related to crime.

What do you think the most common crime in your country is?

India being such a vast country there are so many crimes that are slowly becoming common. But, I think eve teasing is the most common crime our country witnesses. In the eyes of law, it might not be a very big crime, but as an individual it kills away your right to freely moving with self respect intact. Most of the times, the women that get raped are the ones that were eve teased by the same criminal.

Should police in your country be stricter or less strict?

In my opinion, it is not about being more strict or less but more about being smart. That is very important. They need to realize ways to stop crime rather than bringing out difficult punishments for the criminals, because we don’t want more of criminals dying but less of individuals becoming criminals.

Is your country a safe country?

Too an extent yes it is. When we look at the world picture, comparatively it is safe. But, on an individual level, I think it is not a very safe country, especially for women. There have been lot of improvement in the state to ensure that the women of the country are safe, but in my opinion, there is so much more that needs to be done.

Have you ever seen a crime? 

I have never seen crime happening in front of my eyes, but yes, there have been videos and newspapers that I have gone through. And if eve teasing is considered a crime, yes I would say I have witnessed it.

Do you think criminals can change?

Criminals in my opinion, can change. Because, it more of the situations that make a criminal. And if the situation of an individual can be changed and education be imparted, criminals can definitely change. But, then there are some psychopaths and innate criminals who cannot be changed. For them, I think the best option is to either give them medical treatment or put them behind bars.

Is shoplifting common in your country?

Shoplifting is very common in my country and especially if you are travelling in the local trains or buses which are often jam packed with people. Criminals in my country are so smart, that most of the times who don’t even realize that you have lost it, until you need the item next time.

What kind of people shoplift and what kinds of things do they steal?

I think there is no kind of a person who shoplifts. Earlier we thought that only poor people shoplift for money, but these days even teenager in the need of money tend to shoplift. So, there are people who steal your wallets, phones, chains, earrings. Anything and everything that is expensive and can be sold for exchange of money, can be shoplifted.

Does your country have a big organized crime group like the mafia?

Yes, there are parts of my country that have big organized crime groups. Like, there is mumbai underworld that is in Mumbai, Maharahtra. There have been lot of criminals who have headed this underworld. Then, there is D-company, which is headed by Dawood Ibrahim with its origin in Mumbai. There are even groups of criminals in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh.

What is the best way for police to keep neighborhoods safe?

The best way to keep neighborhoods safe is the presence of policemen. When almost every area has a policeman standing, I think it becomes more difficult for a crime to happen. Because, at the end, most of the criminals are beginners at some point of time and if we are able to stop them at that moment, I think most of the criminals can be ejected from the society.

Can you tell if a kid will grow up to be a criminal?

No, I don’t think that one can tell if a child will be a criminal or not. Because, you never know what strikes the mind of an individual when they commit crime. There have been cases when people have grown up in criminal families, hating the criminal world and its violence. And then people, who had quite life, but because of certain incidence turned out to be criminals.

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