People Staring at Computers

Re:People Staring at Computers by 2Gkashmiri on Monday July 12, 2021 @02:59AM (#27807807)

in Kashmir at least, there is a big thing about "Six months later, I still get nervous when I hear an unexpected knock."

this late night knocking has been connected with bad omen because for the past 30 odd years, many homes have gotten bad news of their loved ones being killed or they having disappeared.

that said, if you have to go to a neighbour house, or a friends house, you never just go and knock. people might faint or have a heart attack. instead you call first or just wait till morning.

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Re:People Staring at Computers by kcimc on Monday July 12, 2021 @07:10PM (#27816169)

OP here. Thank you for sharing this. I'm lucky in that this is the only bad knock I've had. And after a few years this effect slowly disappeared for me.

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Re:People Staring at Computers by 2Gkashmiri on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @01:16PM (#27823521)

Thanks for reading. If you have the time, https://www.hrw.org/report/2006/09/11/everyone-lives-fear/pa...

Found this just now. There is a line

"Suspicion and fear continue to permeate the Kashmir valley. A knock on the door late at night sends spasms of anxiety through households, afraid that a family member will be asked by the security forces or militants to step outside for "a minute" and then never return."

They have put it better than me but the idea is the same. People hear dread the knock and that is somehow a part of our identity and culture now

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