Always Chris

Baffled And Then Some

Many, many things have baffled me about living in Germany: such as why can’t Germans queue? And why is their entire system on paper and not on computer? There are great things about the country, of course, such as their awe-inspiring approach to recycling. But there is one thing that has and will forever puzzle me. Allow me to put this in the second person, so that you yourself can witness the strangeness first hand and thus draw a logical and unbiased conclusion.

You are going to your first job. It’s in construction. Many of the men on the building site where you end up have no necks, but don’t that bother you: this will become a staple thing, and a source of humor during many fourteen hour shifts which threaten to crush the life and soul out of you.

Now, imagine that you notice something from afar, but, being a straight man, don’t want to pay it too much attention, because this wouldn’t be good. Then, later, imagine that this sight becomes so common that you can’t help but stare. Imagine the confusion and the awkwardness of it! You have seen something which defies any rhyme or reason. Yes, dear reader: you have seen that EVERYONE in construction is wearing trousers which have not one fly, but two.

That’s right, trousers with two fly. It’s enough to make a man wearing trousers with only one fly head spin! Think of the embarrassment! And so you try to get on with your day, but it’s impossible of course, because it’s as though you have been made to see something you should not, and now you are stuck thinking dreadful, unthinkable thoughts.

Now repeat every time you do this job. The worst part? I never did find out why this was the case. Something tells me that I don’t want to know either–

Holiday planning: The idea to take a camping caravan along the south coast are in the pipeline! Although we do need to look into getting a Caravan insurance quote, I am appointing this to Jose…