Stephen Fry Spotted An “Adarsh Balak” Poster In His Doctor’s Office, Desi People Can Totally Relate

Remember how we were in school and used to get a daily dose of how to behave correctly? Everything from our talk to walk was judged and corrected.

You’d think that times have changed, but what if we told you that they really HAVE NOT?

British comedian and author Stephen Fry took a visit to his doctor’s office recently and to his surprise discovered an ‘Adarsh Balak’ poster inside.

The poster dictates the good habits of an “ideal boy” and will take you back to the memory lane you wish hadn’t existed!

Decidedly odd of my doctor to hang this in his surgery. I've tried to live up to it though. Haven't managed to "Pray Almighty" or "Join NCC", otherwise I'm getting there. pic.twitter.com/Dl52jaqang

— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) January 19, 2019

That wasn’t it. He also discovered a poster of “bad habits”.

I'm afraid to say that the closest I could find was this … make of it what you will pic.twitter.com/m5Yc6uvg1T

— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) January 19, 2019

As soon as Fry posted these online, Twitter just couldn’t keep calm!

As long as you’re bathing in your underwear, I think you’ll be OK xx

— Shaun Michael (@MRSMB64) January 20, 2019

Wearing unnecessarily short and high shorts with a belt? Never.

— 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯 (@RussellPJohnson) January 19, 2019

Oh! this is so nostalgic. We were made to get entire booklets of these posters and make scrapbooks out of them as kids here in India and they ranged from The Ideal Boy/Girl to Being a Good Child to Cleaning your Neighbourhood. It's quite a meme now.

— The Vallinorean (@vallinorean) January 20, 2019

Someone found an updated version of the “ideal boy” who avoids bacon on Fridays and chooses to buy shower gels over books.

Here's an updated version pic.twitter.com/Yhz3XFNldz

— HS (@milwac) January 20, 2019

Twitter was obviously waiting for the female version of the poster!

Check this out! pic.twitter.com/KAmxvAg5Tf

— Burning Desire🐎 (@mentabolism) January 21, 2019

The “bad girl” pouts, smokes and drinks, eats too much (?!), has breasts (what?), walks outside with her hair open, eats to less, falls in love in a park, and other things which are going to make you cringe!

These posters are designed by the publishing company Indian Book Depot Map House and they also have a newly released “An Ideal Girl” poster.

This is not the kind of Monday motivation we asked for.