43 - तैंतालीस- Blue Monday

[drugged_chai]

[Mohinder is working at his desk in his room before a thought occurs to him, making him smile a little.]


Hmmm, the week we've just had, in the UK it is considered the most depressing week of the year. Although I seemed to have been too distracted to really notice it. However, it does seem a peculiarly British to note down when that is.

Comments

[spongetastic]

What's so depressing about it?

[drugged_chai]

Overspending and over indulging at Christmas. Most people are paid at the end of the month and there's a little while until that. There's also a little while until the next holiday and the combination of all of these can leave people feeling rather down. Well and the weather of course.

[spongetastic]

Oh. I guess that makes some sort of sense.

[drugged_chai]

Hmm sometimes people are worryingly predictable.

[spongetastic]

You think they should do something unexpected?

[drugged_chai]

Provided it wasn't dangerous I don't see why not.

[cantacquityou]

Is that so? I am curious as to why.






[[ '53' If I'm reading correctly? I'm a little rusty.. XD]]

[drugged_chai]

Well it's not something that happens everywhere but in certain countries. It's the Post Christmas blues added to the after effects of over indulging and over spending and the length of time until the next holiday that and the next pay day that culminate in the week being rather morose for those that celebrate it.


(OOC: Oh I'm such a banana I didn't notice that, sorry)

[cantacquityou]

To be quite honest, I can't say I'd paid much attention to the holiday season...At least, I've never had much of a reason to. If one were to ask my opinion about the most morose time of the year, I'd be apt to say, 'tax season.' That, or Valentine's Day, perhaps.





[[/Snrk. Please, I'm not perfect at reading it, myself. Had to confirm with my dictionary. /pats XD]]

[drugged_chai]

True enough, I suppose I can't imagine anyone enjoying a financial anniversary.

[cantacquityou]

...Not unless one is celebrating the day they came into money, perhaps. I must say, however...i'd rather be back in Britain right now than here.

[atadiscoverer]

You noticed it too?

[drugged_chai]

Hmmm yes. Well it did seem alarmingly common.

[atadiscoverer]

I wonder if that's the castle's doing this time.

[drugged_chai]

What? Distracting people?

[atadiscoverer]

Sounds like it's thing, no?

[longaevus]

Would that theory still apply here, however? [ Perhaps if you reminded yourself of it during the day, similar to Friday the 13th ]

[drugged_chai]

Strangely enough moreso here than perhaps back home in India. It's the Post Christmas blues added to the after effects of over indulging and over spending and the length of time until the next holiday that and the next pay day that culminate in the week being rather morose for most.

[longaevus]

Oh, I know what the day is, but given that some of what you have mentioned doesn't apply here? Or at least not as it would at home.

[drugged_chai]

That would be why I specified the UK in particular. It was just a note of reference as I recognised the date. However, the castle does have a tendency towards Western celebrations. Not always, we did have Divali but as a whole it has had Christmas as far as I can remember."

[longaevus]

Celebrations are a little different from alleged dates - in past years there has been disagreement over when the day supposedly is.

[ectobabble]

Hey, Dr. Suresh! ... I didn't know that. But it makes sense, socially speakin'. The shortest day of the year's already come and gone, though, so you'd think the extra sunlight coming in would help offset everything else, wouldn't'cha?

[drugged_chai]

Well it depends where you are I imagine. In the uk you're still getting dark at four, half four. It's not really a day full of sunshine.

[ectobabble]

Well, yeah, New York too, but ... it's still earlier than it would've been a few weeks before.

[drugged_chai]

Yes but not after most people have finished work.