funtobealive

here is a funny weird habit of the Germans. ( nothing like a good old generalization of pumping up the spirit! ). first- they love cash, the usage of plastic cards is not so common, and we are talking about the 3rd biggest economy in the world, ( and the first in europe of course).  not only they love there cash they also like giving the exact amount even if it is a silly ridiculous amount like 8,69. so if you stand in line in a shop behind a grandma-, you are doomed for waiting for a very long time till she will fish up from the bottom of her wallet the VERY exact amount. the cashiers are encouraging the annoying phenomena, and seems to enjoy see the line growing longer. lets say one has to pay 7,41.  so one can also and as a matter of fact should an must, give at least an extra cent if one has it, in addition to a 10 bill… and sometimes those calculations are really beyond my math, and i finish by standing  with a stupid look on my face. and the cashier completely mad at me.  to think of something even remotely close to this with an american cashier makes me really laugh….

just a few days after i wrote about global warming came this horrible hurricane that rocked europe. you know in Germany alone 11 died, and around 60 all over europe. the funny thing was that i didn’t noticed shit. i just thought to myself, ho it is pretty windy out there today. “not the best day for outdoor badminton”… well, i don’t have a TV and i don’t listen to german radio, so why should i notice that there is a fucking hurricane blowing in my back yard. so green buds on a tree in the middle of January- that is scary. but a hurricane, no problemo. at the night of the hurricane i actually went to have a drink with 2 friends. at the same time in all news casts they asked for people to stay home. even the train service was completely suspended for the first time in german history. ( i wonder if tat the history that starts after WW2….).  all i can tell you is god bless life without TV. and may ignorance guide us all.

this winter is really something different than winters before. so many signs for global worming around us, but it doesn’t even make page 15 in the newspapers. a week ago i was walking in Paris by a thermometer and the temperature was 16 celsius! ( apx. 60 Fahrenheit), you know, Paris in the beginning of January is like Tel Aviv. of course it is enjoyable when the purpose is walking around Paris but somehow i have a feeling we will pay for all of this shit. we will pay dearly. the thing that really scarred the shit of me happened today when i looked outside my window. i have  2 trees growing under my window and today when glanced out the window i could see that the confused tree started to blossom as if we were in fucking April! this is really unbelievable. we have managed to confuse even the trees. the buds did look nice, but was out of place seeing it in January. i guess that until Manhattan will go under water no body will start doing anything about global warming. and than it will be too late, actually NOW is already to late.

My first post in 2007! well that is because funtobe has gone away. because you care… because someone cares. funtobe myself and i went on a little European tour including amsterdam and paris. it was lovely indeed. such cool places and yet I’m not sure i would like to live there.  unless I’m very rich and than it really dosent matter where you live. those cities become even nicer when one has the lovely company i had with me. well, i wish you all a fantasrtophic 2007,  may global warming be kind to us all and  have a nice day