Yeah it’s shit, lol…

It’s very weird living in what I would call a “services desert” (the payphone thing is particularly annoying/frustrating, as is the loss of the post office and bank branch, and the complete lack of evening/weekend public transport), but you know what’s weirder??

My parents, who are obviously more than twice my age, lol, do not think like either you or I do (you’ve seen my previous posts, I believe. You know enough, from that, that this will probably be no surprise). They fucking love being on their phones/laptops all the time. They love streaming, and hacked my account, to get access to streaming services they couldn’t be bothered organizing themselves.

They hate the idea of payphones. They hate letters. Shopping in person is “inconvenient” to them. As is having to go in to teach students (they do occasional Uni work) in person.

They would much rather just use Zoom.

They’re so fucking bonkers that they literally prefer to write letters (despite what I said previously) to their neighbours, rather than speak to them, whenever there is an issue/dispute…

So…

This clearly isn’t a “genetic” predisposition, lol.

I’m much more like you, and agree completely. Despite, or perhaps in spite of, both of my “gene donors”…

I hadn’t really noticed before, so much, but the pub (you know, the traditional “pub”) is pretty much my element, lol. I love shooting the shit and talking to people while drinking beer and watching the game/band/fireplace. Exactly as I did last night.

Vaguely like Cheers, but actually real, lol.

Those places are disappearing, here, though, unfortunately…

My Dad? Hates pubs. Hates people who go to pubs (except for, say, the hipster “gastropub”, lol). And my mother wouldn’t be caught dead in one. Even for my birthday.

So…

We are more than the sum of our genetic parts, basically, I suppose!

Yeah it’s shit, lol…

It’s very weird living in what I would call a “services desert” (the payphone thing is particularly annoying/frustrating, as is the loss of the post office and bank branch, and the complete lack of evening/weekend public transport), but you know what’s weirder??

My parents, who are obviously more than twice my age, lol, do not think like either you or I do (you’ve seen my previous posts, I believe. You know enough, from that, that this will probably be no surprise). They fucking love being on their phones/laptops all the time. They love streaming, and hacked my account, to get access to streaming services they couldn’t be bothered organizing themselves.

They hate the idea of payphones. They hate letters. Shopping in person is “inconvenient” to them. As is having to go in to teach students (they do occasional Uni work) in person.

They would much rather just use Zoom.

They’re so fucking bonkers that they literally prefer to write letters (despite what I said previously) to their neighbours, rather than speak to them, whenever there is an issue/dispute…

So…

This clearly isn’t a “genetic” predisposition, lol.

I’m much more like you, and agree completely. Despite, or perhaps in spite of, both of my “gene donors”, lol…

I hadn’t really noticed before, so much, but the pub (you know, the traditional “pub”) is pretty much my element, lol. I love shooting the shit and talking to people while drinking beer and watching the game/band/fireplace. Exactly as I did last night.

Vaguely like Cheers, but actually real, lol.

Those places are disappearing, here, though, unfortunately…

My Dad? Hates pubs. Hates people who go to pubs (except for, say, the hipster “gastropub”, lol). And my mother wouldn’t be caught dead in one. Even for my birthday.

So…

We are more than the sum of our genetic parts, basically, I suppose, lol.

Yeah it’s shit, lol…

It’s very weird living in what I would call a “services desert” (the payphone thing is particularly annoying/frustrating, as is the loss of the post office and bank branch, and the complete lack of evening/weekend public transport), but you know what’s weirder??

My parents, who are obviously more than twice my age, lol, do not think like either you or I do (you’ve seen my previous posts, I believe. You know enough, from that, that this will probably be no surprise). They fucking love being on their phones/laptops all the time. They love streaming, and hacked my account, to get access to streaming services they couldn’t be bothered organizing themselves.

They hate the idea of payphones. They hate letters. Shopping in person is “inconvenient” to them. As is having to go in to teach students (they do occasional Uni work) in person.

They would much rather just use Zoom.

They’re so fucking bonkers that they literally prefer to write letters (despite what I said previously) to their neighbours, rather than speak to them, whenever there is an issue/dispute…

So…

This clearly isn’t a “genetic” predisposition, lol.

I’m much more like you, and agree completely. Despite, or perhaps in spite of, both of my “gene donors”, lol…