Alles klar, Herr Bauman!
Hay, dude/ttes! Apologies for the week-long gap between updates. The week has been largely uneventful. I did open a bank account here. I really enjoy German customer service. In addition, of course, to the use of the polite 2d person pronoun "Sie", it's all "Herr Bauman" all the time. I prefer this policy of professional distance to the American pattern of either first names or avoiding the matter altogether. In fact, Herr Josef at the bank, seemed to go out of his way to address me personally. This is not to say that he was somehow cold or indifferent; he actually did a pretty good job of making the obligatory smalltalk while he was filling out forms (What're you doing here? What do you study? Feeling homesick? How'd you learn such good German? Any plans for the future? etc.) seem genuine and original, and not like the exact same questions I've been answering for the past month. I also enjoyed the understated "that's it" (in English) once he'd gotten all the necessary information. Probably increasing the tint on my rose-colored glasses, was my relief over the relative painlessness of the process. I guess that was my big personal adventure for the work week (the forthcoming post/picture set on Aachen is filed under Weekend Fun). I am still trying to find a good time to get a haircut, though I am currently fighting some kind of wacky virus that alternately makes my throat and the rest of my body hurt, but never both at the same time! I blame public transportation, and the shit-nasty weather we've been having.
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