Helpful people..
Someone reads and likes my journal anyway.. And since I'm more or less writing for him, I'll continue. Today with some vaguely related thoughts about my surroundings..
(Note, I'm writing things that I usually think to myself, and then promptly forget about again, which were probably never meant to be written down, much less kept over time..)
Provoked by a Begegnung (Begegnung? oops, encounter..) in a shop at the weekend: Why is it that people in city-like areas are less friendly than ones in villages? Ok, the usual reason is because in a village everyone knows everyone (which isn't true anyway), but what sort of reason is that?
Don't understand me wrong, the encounter I had was a nice one, after packing my purchases into my Rucksack swinging it onto one arm, the next guy in line automatically held the other strap for me to finish putting it on.. And even said 'its an honour' (Ist Ehrensache?), when I thanked him. But then I live in a part of Munich which is more like a village than a city (luckily) - lots of green...
Coming from a (very) small village, I tend to wander around smiling at anyone who happens to look my way on the street, which has gotten me some strange looks, but mostly smiles back. Maybe they all think I'm crazy, but why shouldn't I share if I'm happy? Sometimes I sing to myself too (I can't sing that well, or so some say.. but that doesn't stop me..) Which reminds me, we're getting to the time of year I used to dread, and am still a little apprehensive of.. Strange really.. It's now actually warm enough to go out without a jacket, which means in my case just wearing a t-shirt on my top half, which earns me more stares.. (Could be for any of several reasons) Not that its stopped me wearing what I do :) (And can't change the other reasons, so why be bothered? *shrug*)
(I used to dread it at school.. kids are worse I guess)
Hmm, I wanted to write more about other encounters, but I've forgotten what, so this will have to do for now :)
(Note, I'm writing things that I usually think to myself, and then promptly forget about again, which were probably never meant to be written down, much less kept over time..)
Provoked by a Begegnung (Begegnung? oops, encounter..) in a shop at the weekend: Why is it that people in city-like areas are less friendly than ones in villages? Ok, the usual reason is because in a village everyone knows everyone (which isn't true anyway), but what sort of reason is that?
Don't understand me wrong, the encounter I had was a nice one, after packing my purchases into my Rucksack swinging it onto one arm, the next guy in line automatically held the other strap for me to finish putting it on.. And even said 'its an honour' (Ist Ehrensache?), when I thanked him. But then I live in a part of Munich which is more like a village than a city (luckily) - lots of green...
Coming from a (very) small village, I tend to wander around smiling at anyone who happens to look my way on the street, which has gotten me some strange looks, but mostly smiles back. Maybe they all think I'm crazy, but why shouldn't I share if I'm happy? Sometimes I sing to myself too (I can't sing that well, or so some say.. but that doesn't stop me..) Which reminds me, we're getting to the time of year I used to dread, and am still a little apprehensive of.. Strange really.. It's now actually warm enough to go out without a jacket, which means in my case just wearing a t-shirt on my top half, which earns me more stares.. (Could be for any of several reasons) Not that its stopped me wearing what I do :) (And can't change the other reasons, so why be bothered? *shrug*)
(I used to dread it at school.. kids are worse I guess)
Hmm, I wanted to write more about other encounters, but I've forgotten what, so this will have to do for now :)