Man in a white coat, stethoscope around his neck. Who is he? A doctor. A man you can trust. Bare-chested man with three horizontal white stripes of dried ash on his forehead — Tam Bram, probably Iyer, probably speaks English with a hilarious Tamil accent. Distinguished-looking gentleman in a suit speaking polished English in a grave baritone — probably a captain of industry, a man of integrity, probably richer than everyone else in the room.

Fellow in a lungi with a bushy beard of curly hair around a clean shaven face — follower of Islam. Probably okay, but why take chances? Some of us take it a dangerous step further — we convince ourselves that girls in mini-skirts, jeans or jean shorts are of loose moral character and probably looking for sex. Probably need to be given a good scare and brought into line.