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O Brother where art thou teeth?

February 25, 2006 on 8:25 pm by Thomas | In Stylewalker | 1 Comment

One can read the big differences in American society from the peoples’ faces. Or better: Their mouthes. So many people walk around without proper teeth, it shocks me sometimes. Yesterday, this teethless Chinese in Grand Station metro at night, for example.

First, I felt pity for him, then he started yelling at me: “Don´t ask me to solve your problem! I cannot solve your problem!!Go outside, to the bank, get the money! Come back, get the money! It’s your problem!!” because I had asked hime how to buy a metro ticket while the machines won’t accept credit cards. . “Get the money!!” Yeah, welcome to the U.S.

And besides: “Be quiet while smoking!” (a sign next to a bar in the Village) “No Dancing permitted – by order of N.Y.C. Dept. of Consumer Affairs” (in a club) “More distance, watch the hands!” (a guard at MOMA).
It’s not only what you say – it is also how you say it. I am still angry about this unfriendly yesterday. Come back later to read about the more pleasent sides of New York..

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I think “reading poverty” in the face of people will be possible in a couple of years here in germany, too. Its a pitty but here in germany most people can life on social wellfare and still “asking for some change” will generate you arround 7 to 10 Euros an hour. Thats the minimal wages you get here. I still cannot believe that people make that much money by hanging arround and getting on my nervs. To make it compareable to what you get when you work as a student. its more or less the same! Maybe I should install a beg for money blog

Comment by Alexander Korte — 28/2/2006 #