Where a “How are you?” means, “I see you are there, but I don’t REALLY care how you are REALLY doing.”
Where “I am sorry,” means, “Well, I know I did something not quite right and I don’t REALLY FEEL sorry, but my mom told me to say this whenever I did something so I am just saying it.”
Where “Please” and “Thank you” are used so profusely that it mostly does not REALLY mean anything. However, it’s almost a sin if you forget to say those words after the end of each sentence and question you pose.
Where “Can you forgive me?” is used like a doormat in defense of your actions and you don’t REALLY care whether the other person forgives you or not, because you will continue to behave just the same and do not plan to adjust your future actions.
Where everybody SEEMS to care, but then nobody REALLY cares.
Where everybody talks all the time, but nobody has anything REAL to say about anything.
Where everybody is called a friend and wants to be your friend but then nobody is your REAL friend.
Where freedom of speech is highly valued and is considered a hallmark of the American culture, but it REALLY is not the case, because:
Where praising and positive compliments have become so much the norm that anyone won’t dare utter a REAL ‘negative’ remark for fear of offending someone.
Where being politically correct has taken over REAL words.
Where words have lost their true meaning in REAL life.
Where the underlying emotions accompanying words have been stripped away preventing REAL interaction with others.
Where people robotically go from home to work, from work to home (the religious folk also try to go to church and then there are the devout football fans who live for the football games).
Where life is an endless cycle of Christmases-Valentine’s Days-Easters-4th of Julys-Halloweens-Thanksgivings-Christmases, etc.
Where people with deep emotional issues may find momentary relief, because all the above provide excellent escape/remedy from dealing with the REAL problems at hand.
Where relationships have become artificial, superficial, and superfluous.
A part of me loves it and another part of me hates it.
Welcome to my world.