What Monsoon

When I made a deal with the IdentityMine Execs to go to Kochi India, they kept telling me. “You are going in Monsoon season, and it rains all the time.” I find that an interesting comment because IdentityMine is in Tacoma, Washington which is near Seattle and it rains there all the time too.

 

Well, I have been here for 2 weeks and it hasn’t rained yet. It has been warm and sunny. I am beginning to think there is a conspiracy afoot around the Monsoon, and I’ll expose it right here and now…at this point there is a car chase seen with the evil leaders of the conspiracy and lots of big explosions, and of course our hero comes out on top.

 

The conspiracy started ages ago when foreigners started to enjoy being in other countries. As an odd note, people born in Scotland are native foreigners – if you don’t believe me, look it up in the all knowing and wise Wikipedia. Anyway, the people of Kochi India were getting tired of all these foreigners staying for longer and longer periods soaking up all the beautiful sunshine and generally enjoying themselves. We all know the worst sight is to see a foreigner have a good time which is the main reason Americans don’t watch French television or visa versa. Then, one day, it actually rained in Kochi, and all the foreigners were very sad which made all the Kochi  people very happy, and this is how the conspiracy gets started. When the foreigners asked why it was raining a small boy in the crowd sneezed while trying to call to his mother, and what was heard by the foreigners was “Monsoon”. When the foreigners asked what Monsoon was, one smart Kochi man said that the rainy day that was today will be for six more months, and that is the Monsoon. So, the foreigners left because they didn’t want to be sad, and the natives learned it was alright to tell a lie.

 

Like most myths, the Monsoon is really only a perception built out of ignorance. If you think the people of Kochi will be mad for be exposing this conspiracy, they won’t. Because a simple truth can never destroy a complicated lie.

 

In the local Kochi paper today, there was a picture of a elderly man on a beach looking out over the water. A black umbrella was perched unfolded over his head. In the picture, it was not raining. In the picture, it was a very nice sunny day.  It appears even some locals believe in the Monsoon so strongly  they think it’s raining when it’s not.

 

For those who do not have a sense of humor, here is a link just for you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon