Re: Meethi Churi
^ I think most people find "meethi churis" to be infuriating because they'd rather you express your negative emotions directly as opposed to being sweelty condescending.
I do a variety of things. Sometimes I choose to be the bigger person and ignore them.....persist in being happy and unaffected.....because I KNOW that will piss the person off even more. Other times, I stab them back with a meethi churi of my own.
You can also just smile at them. Don't understimate the power of a smile. When a meethi churi is hurled at you...........simply look the hellion up and down.......then look them in the eye...........and SMILE in the most condescening and amused fashion. SMILE at the person as if he/she is a BLUNDERING **child who has just said something very very foolish. Follow that up with a smirk......a slight visible laugh......which you cover with your mouth. Then **SIGH........and shake your head in disapproval.......with a look of pity in your eyes...........................and then walk away. You don't have to come up with a clever retort on the spot. It's all body language :)