Mission: Pantyhose

The two Asian giants are fighting. I of course mean "Tiger" China and "Elephant" India. Who comes up with these monikers anyway?

Some time ago, India started banning things like Chinese toys  (lead), dairy products (melamine), mobile phones (too easy for terrorists to use and discard) and sundry other stuff (too cheap for local producers to stomach). Just a day or two ago, the Indian government banned telecom products from China, which frankly I am shocked other governments have not done. Do not get me wrong - I have nothing against the Chinese people as a nation or as a race. But the Party is evil, and it is ridiculous to believe they will not pursue any means for their strategic objectives. For heaven's sake they hacked Google and refuse to tell imprisoned foreign executives what constitutes "state secrets", the ones said executives allegedly stole.

Sheesh.

Anyway, the Indian government would be well advised to set its sights on another massive social disturbance waiting to explode (mixing many metaphors here).  Apparently, there is a global surfeit of long underwear in a variety of colors, largely in white, but also in black and other neutral colors, which has found its way into the Indian woman's wardrobe. That's right, instead of tailored or pret-a-porter "shalwars" - the pants underneath the long tunics, or "kameez", that the women prefer to wear [or maybe I am getting the two mixed up] - women, of all ages and body types, seem to have taken to wearing something that looks like pantyhose, only slightly thicker, appearing somewhat like tight long johns. And surely I cannot be accused of stereotyping when I assume these hideous abominations (the clothes, not the women) were made in China.

This *must* stop. It is the single most disturbing visual and every night it promises to strangle me in my dreams. Oh lord, save me. Bring back the decency in dressing. Fast cars, fast food, fast clothes, what next?