Everything used to be different. Really, everything was different and probably much better. You knew where you stood and not every change is an improvement after all. The world was organized. From cradle to the grave and working for the same 'boss' for 40 years was more the rule than the exception. No pension breaches and because of the very monotonous and regular use of public transport you became a member and even a board member of the ROVER foundation, the Public Transport Travelers Association. Then things would have to be very strange if you did not want to be pleasantly surprised on the day before, at that time, Queen's Day, by the mayor's invitation to report to the town hall for a special meeting with a few other people from the past. bitterballen
In addition, invited because of your special and selfless dedication to the passengers' association and the fact that, as head of the bar committee at the local hockey club, you have fried more than 50.000 bitterballen during your 'free' weekends over all those years. Because Her Majesty has seen fit, you will receive a Royal Decoration for your extraordinary services to the travelers' club and the hockey association, and because you have been ill very little during those 40 years with the same employer.
Congratulations, you are now a Member of the Order of Orange-Nassau. Okay, it is not the Military Order of William, but you certainly belong now with that orange and blue ribbon on your new sweater. After all, a country, a city, a village, or an association cannot function without volunteers. Moreover—but then again, things used to be different.
Furthermore, now, today, we are dealing with pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 behavior. Different competencies are being called upon, and our beliefs, whether limiting or not, are being measured and/or scrutinized. We must start thinking differently and, moreover, start acting differently.
Brabant Three-Clapper (kissing) My goodness, not only sustainable, but also virtuous. There is even a kind of 'URGENT LAW' on the way that will describe and record our new behavior. This law describes, among other things, that I must keep all my business relationships outside my intimate and personal zone, can forget the Brabant three-way deal and can only sit with and between my loved ones within my own family circle. These three graphic examples naturally cry out for some explanation to avoid misunderstandings.
Next, at the Walt Disney Studios in 1938, the big boss was already talking about: 'Do not dip your pen into the company's ink'. Naturally, he saw no problem with his employees collaborating closely and frequently, but clothes stayed on and hands remained above the covers. No flirting on the work floor, nor outside of it. The Eindhoven Three-Way Clown is certainly sociable, but not always appropriate and often leads to misunderstanding. The fact that it is therefore disappearing by law is not necessarily insurmountable, because where women kiss each other, many men have, for several years now, developed a conditioned need to 'hug' each other unannounced. They call that 'skin hunger' in scientific circles. Also, well… and then there is that last one: 'East or west, home is best'. Being on top of each other at home is fun for a while, but can lead to a compulsive desire to mow the green lawn of my neighbor next door. So, don't do it.
No, I think that the high Court of Justice judges in The Hague will conclude: “Everything from the past remains the case.”
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