One of the most clichéd remarks at any social gatherings or reunion parties is the customary “Hey, You haven’t changed in the last 10 years!”. While its met with diplomatic thanks, to me it’s a veiled insult which meant “Dude, you haven’t been wise to learn anything in the last 2 years!”. The sugar coating of the message incited me to think on the interplay between diplomacy and sarcasm.
A deeper thought actually suggests that diplomacy is an intelligent man’s sarcasm. Diplomacy in crude words is encryption of hardened facts thereby seducing the user into a state where he actually accepts the fact which he wouldn’t have if the facts were put threadbare. Its sarcasm at its intelligent best.
Sarcasm according to me is one of the underestimated qualities of a person’s personality. A sarcastic person is usually recognized as an intelligent person by people unless off course when they are the victims of his sarcasm. A sarcastic is usually witty, is a good flirt, has a smart sense of humor and is usually well read. A sarcastic person usually can cut ice with strangers within the blink of an eye.
While I’ve never managed to learn to be sarcastic, one person from who Ive learnt whatever sarcasm I know today is X. Blessed with an extremely sharp sense of sarcasm, just after you thank for her the compliment do you realize you were actually the object of ridicule.
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