Yep, I think all trades have their drawbacks. I always wondered what it was like to go out with a cook for example: does he / she even let you go into the kitchen? Don't you feel ashamed about presenting him / her the macaroni with cheese when it is your turn to cook and that he /she did a Roasted Langoustine with apple purée, glazed pork belly, jabugo ham, warm apple jelly and purple Nasturtium the day before?On a microscopic point of view, I can make a list of things that are nice and other things that are less when you go out with a wonderful person with a wonderful job, I name The Mechanic. Everything is in masculine here because you have guessed I am talking about my dear and near, and not because I think that jobs have a gender.
Handy:
- He changes a wheel on a car in less than 7 minutes
- He doesn't pretend to look into the engine when the car / campervan you brought for a music festival breaks down, he actually makes it work
- He is generally strong enough to put shelves / lift the sofa / get the washing machine by himself when you move out
Less handy:
- NEVER ask the mechanic to do a massage on you. He will think you are a car to dismantle and you will end up with a very sore back
- NEVER ask a mechanic to fix the zip on a dress that is a bit stuck. You will have to buy another one (dress or zip, depending how resistant they both are)
Typical:
- The mechanic thinks engines / oil / petrol, he IS engines, oil, petrol. He doesn't understand generally that you don't give a shit about an (yes, even) Aston Martin or a Facel Vega (yeah that's a real car)
- The mechanic smells what he calls perfume (see point above) The equivalent of Chanel number 5 for him is the sweet asphalte odour.
If you have other examples let me know. I am curious about how professions influence people in their daily life..
