Covid 19 vs Cov-WTF-whenever, in Pune

I am standing between friends – Punekars, one a millennial, the other, old school.

The millennial refuses to shake hands.

The old-schooler insists I shake his hand.

Covid 19 vs Cov-WTF-whenever.

The argument on my street is not whether to contract it or not, but, will it kill me?

Old-school Punekar: not a chance. The Indian immune system, old-school hygiene and a mix of what-we-eat-and-our-heat keeps me alive.

Millennial Punekar: cool, let me watch you die. I will not be a carrier.

Me: I am torn between the two.

I shook the old-schooler’s hand…

…and then, cleaned mine with sanitiser.