u/kaamchalau

Hey guys, I have a very banal but a key item that I am confused about. What kind of slippers/chappals do folks typically use at home? Here's a little more context:

1. I am looking for something that's visually appealing as much as gives a decent user experience. I have recently started to work a lot from home and will be holding a few in person meetings at home as well. So wearing decent chappals will help. As you can see (attached below), I am looking to replace my very basic current chappals.
2. I am looking for something that will also be relevant for longish Delhi NCR winters, so ideally slipons that can be worn with socks? This is good to have but not mandatory though
3. While cheaper the better but I can also go up to the budget of 2-2.5k, but not willing to spend like 6-7k so something like Crocs might work (budget wise)... but Birkins might not.

Any ideas would be super helpful. TiA.

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So we went shopping at factory outlets near Sector 14. The ones where you have Nike, Adidas and the rest in one row. Wife, me and our 6-year-old.

I parked in front of the Adidas store and went shopping. Midway through, the kid needed to pee. Adidas had a staff washroom, but the little guy took one look and decided, that he’d rather hold it.

We were anyway heading for lunch after, so we decided to wrap up quickly and head to a nearby restaurant. Except… someone had parked a Thar directly behind my car, handbrake on, blocking both my car and the one next to me. No way out. So I waited.

Then I had a hunch - I saw four young looking guys trying shoes inside Adidas. I went in and asked one of them... bingo.... It was their Thar.

One of them said he’d quickly move it. Cool.

Then another one decided: “No, we’ll finish shopping first. Then we’ll move it.”

I thought he was joking and I was like "HA HA, funny". And GUESS WHAT, HE WAS NOT JOKING.

That was the point where my patience ran out.

I got a bit angry. Not physical, but definitely loud. I told them that, first of all, they simply shouldn’t be blocking someone’s car like that. I also complained to the Adidas staff, who were apologetic and offered to help.

But this guy was - "isne bhi to road side gaadi lagayi hai, iski bhi utni hi galti hai".

I said: "rre bhai, maine kisi ki gaadi to nahi block ki"

Him: "ab toh hum billing ke baad hi jayenge, road ke side su su kara de ladke ko"

Now here’s where the story gets interesting. A couple of other people who had gathered around also told them, “Guys, just move the car.” And their response?

“What will you do? Can’t you see there are four of us? You can even bring eight like you and you still won’t be able to handle us.”

CAN YOU F***ING believe it? I genuinely didn’t know whether to be angry or amazed.

Forget the Thar. Forget the parking. The truly baffling part was the mindset... and then we just waited for another 10 mins.

Edit:

TL;DR: Four guys blocked my car with their Thar, refused to move it until they finished shopping, and when asked by others to move it, responded with: “What will you guys do? We’re four!”

PS: wife told me not to involve the police, the issue seemed a bit petty. Also, last time a situation with police didn't go well for us.

Every other week, I see all these posts with title 'lonely Gurgaon', 'no-friends Gurgaon' etc. And can not agree more with each of them. If you are new in Gurgaon, it is hard to make friends and connect with people or just try out different things.

I have been looking for sometime and tried different activities and recently came across this platform called unclub, which pretty much caters to the above problem. They host offline hobby events for varied interest groups. I saw options for art, dance, music, sports, poetry, reading, board games and others.

After dilly-dallying for a few weeks, I finally gave in and joined a couple of sessions over the last two weeks, and they’ve been pretty good. I met a few like-minded people, did things I actually love doing, and got that much-needed weekend de-stress. The cost per session was very reasonable too.

I'd suggest y'all to definitely check them out. You can find them with 'unclub experiences' (they also have an Instagram page with same name) to see what catches your eye.

I’m sure there are other alternatives like this around the city, so if you know any, please share your reccos too! Cheers!