PG, a.k.a Paying Guest is a widely followed phenomenon in India.
What started as a cultural exchange program through which two variably different people from different places could get to know how a home, in say Paris, lives and go through their day. However, today it’s changed.
Now, many living in the urban centres of the country are offering their places to kids who work and study, and are no way sufficient to live alone by themselves in a new city. There are a ton of PGs in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and almost every other city in the country which offers a homely atmosphere to the new people in town, however, PGs are not just that.
There’s more to this paying guest phenomenon that meets the eyes, all thanks to the society that we live in. It comes with a ton of rules and regulations, plus, an invariable amount of pressure, which just can’t seem to leave one alone, from one’s parents home to the PG, societal pressure is following everyone and it’s following everyone hard.
1. By now you don’t miss the over protecting and constantly-on-your-nerve nature of your mother, all thanks to the PG wali aunty.
2. You can never have a wardrobe emergency, all thanks to your PG friends and their wardrobe.
3. You’ve mastered the art of sneaking back into the house, way past your curfew.
4. You always have someone to talk about your feelings to.
5. There’s no point in stocking up your mini-fridge in the room because sharing is caring rule has been widely accepted by your PG friends.
6. No matter how broke you are, you still would have something to eat by the end of the month.
7. By now you’re well versed in the art of having a quick shower and dump in the morning.
8. You know how to have a quiet booze time with your friends, without making anyone know about it.
9. There are days when you just can’t wait to get out of this shithole and get a place of your own.
10. But, by the end of the day, you know that you have a second family at this place which loves and cares for you.
Tag all those who have been living or have lived in a PG in the past.
Jyotsna Amla