Saturday, July 11, 2009

Cool vs. Uncool


What can be Cool and what can be uncool these days? What is the present generation's perception about cool and uncool?Ideas can be cool, looks can be cool, objects can be cool and uncool too.

To define what is cool... well, its a lingo used very commonly by today's generation. It is considered something as okay types and sometimes it is considered as good also. Instead of using the term okay, we may use the term cool. Let's check what all can be cool and what all can be uncool.

Looks - a cool look can be defined as trendy and in fashion, be it for a guy or a girl.

Objects/Accessories - nice and trendy things are considered cool while outdated objects which are out of fashion or things which may even look cheap are considered uncool.

Ideas - great idea or a good thoughts are always cool and disgusting ideas are uncool

Manners/behaviour - people's attitude, behaviour are also defined by this four-letter word. A cool guy is not literally a person who has cool head, but maybe his way of talking/dressing/attitude etc are appealing and hence he is cool.

Music/Films/Videos/Books - the Adjective cool is also being used to decide the popularity of a music album, of a song or of a film. If its a cool movie, it means people like it, enjoy viewing it.

However, I find cool is a very relative word. It is used to explain one's perception. If I find a particular sunglass cool, my friend may not find it that cool. So necessarily it means while I like the sunglass, my friend does not. To my friend another sunglass will seem cool. End of the day, everything depends on one's own view and perception.