To wash or not to wash

Indian men aren't really pumped up about what they think as 'household chores'. 

I agree, the statement above sounds like a generalization. And the tendency appears to be changing. At least, in double income families in urban areas where the wife works too and the husband has to do the household chores. Which can also include washing utensils. 

I have a large coffee mug, I simply cannot use the small cups provided by the company I work at for a variety of reasons.

One fine afternoon I was washing my mug after coffee. There was not a single company-provided cup which was clean but a lot of used ones lining the sink. In comes a senior employee (with gray hair, no less). He looks at the used cups and me washing mine. He asks me where can he get a clean cup. I told him there are none but you can use one of the used ones after washing. 

Here is what he said, verbatim, "Life has not brought me to that stage where I have to wash a cup. But since you are already washing your mug, why dont you wash one of these cups for me?"

I looked at him and said, "I will stand here to watch you drink coffee out of your palms. Please don't disappoint me."

Which he did. 

He walked away.