Thursday, June 19, 2008

Not getting it right can be getting it right or it can be not getting it right

My criticisms over the last few weeks of people here not getting it right have been rather harsh and have been, sometimes, no doubt, a result of certain other little frustrations as much as anything else. Therefore, I have decided to write a little piece in favour of not getting it right. Well, at least of sometimes not getting it right.
The satellite dish, which gives me access to a lot of live football with English commentary, a lot of English movie channels, western news channels and a sort of potpourri of western soap, was stuck up with no licence, no permission, no fuss or anything and for the price of 1,500 rmb (including the dish and box). It is one example of not getting it right (at least in the sense of following the rules) but, in fact, getting it right and then, of course, there are the dvds that cost about fifty European cents. Another example of "them" not getting it right but - and does he say this reluctantly? - is the "Weissbier" that I sup from time to time in 'Mr.Pizza's'. Well, maybe it is me not getting it right too for I always ask for "bing4 zhen1" (iced) and as everyone back in Munich knows, you don't drink ice cold "Weissbier". However, having just supped that iced cold "Weissbier" I think that I and, for a change, they, are getting it right. Back in Munich you would be told by the waitress that you cannot drink ice cold "Weissbier", that they don't have it or .......
Alright, let's not get carried away; most of the time they don't get it right, they fuck up, like the guy who has just poured his "Weissbier" into three little beer glasses for himself and his two friends; something akin to pouring a bottle of 'Chianti Classico into a beer mug. However, sometimes, just sometimes ....... Anyway, above is a picture of the ice cold "Weissbier" that I have just finished.

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