I have a number of principles, which sometimes I tell others when some topic came up. For example:#1.
why you don't buy Honda cars?
I boycott Japanese products.
Why?
Bla bla bla
#2.
why you don't download movies?
I don't support piracy.
Why?
Bla bla bla
#3.
why you don't print these out?
It is not environmental friendly.
#4.
why you don't want to eat KFC?
They are cruel.
Why?
Bla bla bla
I soon came to realise that maybe I should stop blasting out these principles to others. Some people called me a hypocrite because sometimes I do go against these principles, buying a Japanese branded guitar, downloading songs that I couldn't find in record stores here, printing out tabs, and eating KFC for a colleague's farewell. For me, every boycott have to be appended with the phrase "unless there are no acceptable alternative". To them, this is all hypocrite is all about, and I am annoyed every time I am called a hypocrite.
I also came to realise that I might have annoyed others sometimes when they tell me about their principles, for example here
http://kiwlm.blogspot.com/2008/10/celebrating-christmas.html
So down with principles, I will try tagging along with the flow although it does not represent what I think:
#1.
why you don't buy Honda cars?
I don't like their looks.
Oh I see.
#2.
why you don't download movies?
I don't want to fill up my broadband's monthly quota.
Oh I see.
#3.
why you don't print these out?
I don't have printer at home.
Oh I see.
#4.
why you don't want to eat KFC?
They are too oily.
Oh I see.
There, hope those make others and myself less annoyed.

