On my way from Unterhaching to Ottobrunn, I frequent the Phönix (Ottobrunn public swimming pool) regularly in winter. You can often hear interesting conversations being held between closed cabins next to each other, or with some cabins in between.
Women often discuss typical female topics. Those, however, are either not interesting or else it would be unseemly to write about them. But the men’s discussions are also quite loaded.
They are about “business”, technology or, of course, the much-loved cars. Once in a while, you hear men talk about women. But that is one topic I will not expand on.
For instance, this week I unintentionally heard that the field worker failed to turn up in North-Rhine Westphalia, that someone had a problem with his boss and that the Chinese always do exactly what they want to do, anyway. Other sensitive events concerning an IT enterprise were also communicated. I was also informed about more than just the contract problems with three SIM cards for two mobile phones and one laptop.
Now I also know that it is about time to (of course: let the garage service!) install the winter tyres on your car. And that someone would have liked to “get himself” a new 4WD for the winter. I had, however, not realized that this is not yet possible, because the model with remote control for the auxiliary heating system covering more than 20 metres will only be available next spring. And that is why the man decided to try and make do with his old non-4WD car this winter. He will get the new one next spring – including 4WD and long-range remote control for the auxiliary heating system!
And that is when I think: what a world. I am almost a little frustrated realizing what the really important things in life are.
All this information was unintentionally heard by me and reported truthfully. Yesterday, there was a really funny story. A young man, probably a student, told his friend three cabins away about his problems when trying to get up in the morning. He said that he puts on his bathing trunks at home when going to his early-morning swimming pool session in order to economize on the time spent changing there. One day, however, he forgot his boxer shorts. And he had problems all day long because he did not wear them. Then he related how ingeniously he solved said problems.
It was really exciting. Except – I still cannot understand why he kept saying boxer shorts instead of underpants.
Incidentally, when going places by train, I often hear even more astonishing things when unintentionally overhearing people’s conversations on their mobile phones.
RMD
(Translated by EG)
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