WHAT I VE LEARNED FROM THE FINE PEOPLE OF TV BY BRIAN POLK FROM DAVID ROSE Judging The People Who Are Having More Fun Than You Is Not As Much Fun As Having Fun On the show Schitt’s Creek, David Rose is at a housewarming slumber party where they’re playing Spin the Bottle. For a moment, he leaves the center of the action to speak with his sister, Alexis, and his boyfriend, Patrick. That’s when he says, “What are you guys doing over here? You remind me of me at a high school house party, judging all the popular, attractive kids for being attractive and popular … Now that No. 145 I’m an attractive and popular kid at a house party, I can confidently say it’s very fun.” I acted like Alexis and Patrick in real life when I judged all the happy couples who were in love and couldn’t keep their hands off of each other. “I hope they break up,” I would say aloud to friends and acquaintances who found my bitterness endearing. “I hate them so much.” Of course, now that I have a girlfriend, I get to be one of the popular, attractive kids playing Spin the Bottle. And David is right: it’s very fun. And it’s so much better than being mad at everyone who isn’t as miserable as me.
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