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..
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I'm thinking drawbacks here :
- The translator/proofreader can never ever more read a book and just sit back and enjoy the story. He'll see typos, missing comas, all-things-that-could-have-been-said-in-a-better-way etc. He'll be a perfect pain in the ass just for his own benefit. :-)
The good and bad things of going out with an IT Admin:
Good -
* he can fix your PC or laptop anytime,
* he will be aware of all the latest goodies that you MUST have on your computer,
* he will know where to get the cheapest and best option for any piece of hardware,
Bad -
* his computer is his life. He's at it mornings, days, evenings.
* you can never get his full attention when he is programming, playing, chatting.You might as well talk to the wall.
* he cannot understand that you may not want to join the free software cause and keeps reminding you to install it on your computer even though you have explained many times that there's simply not enough space left.
* most of his friends are geeks and when they all meet, you don't understand a thing.
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