Surfer = douchebags

The other day I was at our local tavern in Margaret River. Since it was a Saturday night, there were a lot of people there, which was a nice thing. The band that was playing was a pretty decent one (can’t remember the name though). They did play few decent cover songs from classic rock bands and they had couple of descent girls in there band, that’s always a plus

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Then I met few random people through my house mate, who is a surfer as well but that’s not what he does for living. For the next 20 mins all they spoke was about surfing. How awesome the waves were and how the barrels were blah blah and fuckin blah and then they went there ways. Funnily enough same thing happened with another guy as we met him and all they said were; “How’s it going, how great the surf was today…. Blah blah blah……”

I can understand the attraction for surfing and I think it is pretty cool, but I don’t surf at all coz I am a terrible swimmer. But even if I was a great swimmer and enjoyed surfing I refuse to be the part of the demography who takes surfing more seriously than anything in their life. I refuse to be like surfers who bullshit about how they feel one with the ocean and how they can feel the energy and the vibe of the ocean and become one with it; that is what you very commonly hear from stoners (I don’t have any issues with people smoking weed).

I know people who would call in sick or appear late for work because “The Surf’s Up”. That is just no acceptable. Try looking for tradies to get some work done during surfing season, you should consider yourself very lucky to get someone. When you ask someone why the work has not been completed they will tell you, “The Surf’s Up mate”. Which is obviously followed by, “Do you Surf?”  

I cannot imagine myself not showing up for work or arriving late for work because my favourite show was on tv or I was having an online gaming session with my group around the world or any other leisure activities that would take priority over my livelihood.  

I won’t say all surfers are douchebags, but majority of them are. I think people who take surfing as the primary of life are definitely douchebags unlike who put surfing as secondary or even tertiary part of life. Its Saturday night tonight and I am going back to the tavern with my housemates for few nice beverages, let’s see how it goes.