Mister Bean and the modern beggar
My job is most likely predetermined. It was not put in the cradle for me, but the insatiable curiosity was there from the start. I love to discover new things and explore things. But I love to watch people even more.
For example the young man who sits regularly on the train. Although « sitting » it doesn’t quite affect – « ducking away at a record pace » would be more apt. As soon as he leans back, he is already snoring. And so loud that the whole allocation part becomes aware of it. Only when the conductor passes through the end station will it be slept over; Apparently without guessing that he was the acoustic highlight of the entire wagon.
The beggar reached into his pocket and pulled out a card reader.
But he’s not the only one who attracts my attention. Another passenger reminds me strongly of Mister Bean – from hairstyle to his slightly cranky appearance. His technique is particularly impressive to transform his briefcase into a kind of backpack using a suitcase.
Suddenly the bus driver stopped unexpected
All of this was crowned with my last city trip – from a middle -aged beggar. While the « Heeschen » is rather frowned upon in this country, beggars in neighboring Germany seem to try out new business models. I must have observed the man for too long, because at some point he asked me for a donation. When I friendly explained that I didn’t have cash, he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a card reader. « No problem, I also take a card, » he said calmly. Welcome to the age of complete digitization!
With this in mind, I can only say that my curiosity rewarded a lot every day and that I will never get enough of it.
From the life of the LW journalists
The “gazettchen” is an informal column in which the authors legally tell about their everyday experiences or even give an insight into their thoughts. This has a long tradition: On December 3, 1946, an opinion with the title « Today » appears for the first time at the top of the side left on the first local side in the « Luxemburger Word ». On January 13, 1971, the « Gazettchen », which has been extremely popular with readers, then became the « gazette », which has kept its Premium-Platz in Luxembourg’s top-class daily newspaper to this day and across all layout.
