Bundesregierung: Doof!
Bundesregierung: Doof!
So there seems to have been some discrepancy in my paycheck for my job working in the International Office at the university. I’ve been working their since august, but for some reason, the federal government decided to keep my money for the month of Oktober (yes, I spell Oktober with a K now). The federal government of Germany (Bundesregierung) has decided to sit on it for a little while. Angelika, my boss, tells me they won’t have it forever, and I will indeed get paid, it’s just a matter of time. I guess all federal governments are the same that way.
In the mean time I’ve taken a small loan from the office until my money comes, and I’ve learned to eat pasta on a regular basis because it doesn’t cost much. At home, I would be eating Mexican food, but here, it’s all imported from around the world, so it’s actually more expensive than one would hope.
Anyway, I’m irritated with them keeping my money. Chancelor (Kanzler) Angela Merkle must think I’m a curious thing and need to review my paperwork or something. This could be why I’ve filled out the same form 8 times. That’s the truth. I really did fill it out 8 times. The same exact thing. Bureaucracy, I tell ya! These Germans, they love their paperwork. It’s a miracle you don’t have to fill out a form to check out at the grocery store!
So I have a word for them…Doof! Doof is kind of like stupid, but my slang dictionary defines it as “incurably stupid”. So this is beyond stupid. It’s a whole new level of stupid. I’m going to Berlin next weekend and we’ll be visiting the Reichstag (German parliament). I think being a foreigner; I’ll not bring it up while I’m there. I’m smarter than that, but I’ll look at them all suspiciously just to make myself feel better. Then I’ll buy souvenirs and take pictures.
Ok, I feel much better now.
So there seems to have been some discrepancy in my paycheck for my job working in the International Office at the university. I’ve been working their since august, but for some reason, the federal government decided to keep my money for the month of Oktober (yes, I spell Oktober with a K now). The federal government of Germany (Bundesregierung) has decided to sit on it for a little while. Angelika, my boss, tells me they won’t have it forever, and I will indeed get paid, it’s just a matter of time. I guess all federal governments are the same that way.
In the mean time I’ve taken a small loan from the office until my money comes, and I’ve learned to eat pasta on a regular basis because it doesn’t cost much. At home, I would be eating Mexican food, but here, it’s all imported from around the world, so it’s actually more expensive than one would hope.
Anyway, I’m irritated with them keeping my money. Chancelor (Kanzler) Angela Merkle must think I’m a curious thing and need to review my paperwork or something. This could be why I’ve filled out the same form 8 times. That’s the truth. I really did fill it out 8 times. The same exact thing. Bureaucracy, I tell ya! These Germans, they love their paperwork. It’s a miracle you don’t have to fill out a form to check out at the grocery store!
So I have a word for them…Doof! Doof is kind of like stupid, but my slang dictionary defines it as “incurably stupid”. So this is beyond stupid. It’s a whole new level of stupid. I’m going to Berlin next weekend and we’ll be visiting the Reichstag (German parliament). I think being a foreigner; I’ll not bring it up while I’m there. I’m smarter than that, but I’ll look at them all suspiciously just to make myself feel better. Then I’ll buy souvenirs and take pictures.
Ok, I feel much better now.
posted by Frances | 11:11 AM
2 Comments:
Did you rub the goverements back legs? (see previous post)
Dork.
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