I got my hair cut last night and the lady cutting it asked me why I was in Berlin. I told her that I was working with an international church. She then asked me if I was living alone or with my boyfriend. There it is. The German mind-set. There are only two options at this age. You wouldn't be married at my age, because you have to live with a guy for several years to know if he's gonna make the cut. Plus, is marriage really necessary anyway? (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are proving to the world that it's not.) Anyway . . . I told her I lived alone and didn't have a boyfriend. She asked me why not. Ummm . . . not sure. Her advice: "Are you going to the discos???" No, I admitted, I'm not. Well, there's your problem, she replied. You need to go to the discos.
Ah. I knew I was doing something wrong!
(It's hilarious to me that she could've looked at me and even thought I had disco potential!)
3 comments:
What a hysterical story! My students often tell me what I'm doing "wrong" for me to still be single...apparently I don't go to enough restaurants nor do I use the computer enough (eharmony is apparently the place to go according to high schoolers). Anyhow - I would love to write a sarcastic book with the 101 top reasons we're single! I"ll include you in the credits if I ever find the time to write it when I'm not at restaurants!
Amy Geshay
dancing queen!!! that's all i can think of right now...it's stuck in my head! "having the time of your liiiiiiiiiiiiiiife!!" you can dance kristi!!
I love that when I read this story I can hear you laughing in my head!!
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