Felix: Hello, Fin. Where were you yesterday? You missed a really cool party.
We had so much fun at the party at Lisa’s. We
danced and played board games. Finn: I went shopping,
but I got lost. I walked down Stone Street and
turned left at Wood Street. Felix: But the Aldi is
right from the Stone Street. Finn: Yes, I know that now.
When I finally recognized that I went in the wrong direction, I
discovered another Aldi. I bought a few groceries there and wanted to walk home,
but I got lost again. Felix: Don’t you have a phone? You can simply ask Google
and she will tell you the way. Finn: How do you know that Google is female?
Felix: On my phone she has a feminine voice and she knows everything.
Finn: That makes sense. Felix: How did you finally get home?
Finn: I rode the U5 to Alexanderplatz and then the S-Bahn (above ground train) to Pankow.
From there I know my way home. Felix: But you live in Ostkreuz.
Why did you ride to Pankow? Finn: Ow. This spider bit me.
Felix: Which spider? Finn: Well, this one here. It is green and glowing.
Felix: That is a firefly. It is harmless. Finn: What were we talking about?
Felix: You finally got home, but you made everything more complicated
than it needed to be. Finn: Yep. That’s the way life goes.
Felix: Maybe your life. Finn: What did you do at this
“cool” party? Felix: I didn’t do almost
anything. I talked with friends. We watched the other people
at the party and commented on them. Finn: What did Lisa offer to eat?
She is a very good cook. For me the food is always the best part of her parties.
Felix: I can’t remember. I only ate a few chips. Then
I started playing Skat. Finn: How do you play Skat? I have heard a lot
about this game, but never played it. Felix: I didn’t say I
understood the game. I simply laid down spades when the others played spades.
The thing with the bidding really confused me. Finn: That’s why I play Uno. I can
understand that. Have you tried this new restaurant near the city hall?
Felix: No. Have you? Finn: Yes. It was very dirty.
They didn’t even clean the tables. Felix: Did you stay there anyway?
Finn: Of course. Hanna and I agreed to eat there together. We
thought that there were so many customers before us that the restaurant staff didn’t
have time to clean everything. Felix: What did you order?
Finn: I ordered the lobscouse. Felix: Eww. Why?
Finn: I asked the waiter what he recommended. He said it was the
best lobscouse in Berlin. Felix: But it is still
lobscouse. Do you know what is in there? Finn: No. The waiter didn’t know either.
He said it was a trade secret. Felix: It isn’t a trade secret. It is
an unsolved mystery. Lobscouse is disgusting. Finn: I thought it was delicious.
I ate up every little piece. Then I licked the plate clean.
Felix: To each their own… (He shakes his head.) What did Hanna get?
Finn: She ate a smoked eel. Felix: You two were made for each other.
Finn: Did you work on Monday? Felix: A little. I woke up around 9 o’clock.
Then I finally got up, showed and brushed my teeth. At
11 I finally started working. I worked from 11 to 3. I was hungry
and I baked a cake. Finn: The life of an influencer is so
difficult. How can you bear it? Felix: Not every day is so easy.
On Tuesday I worked from 5 o’clock in the morning to 11 o’clock at night.
In the morning I took pictures of myself. After that I edited the photos, wrote the text for the image caption,
created an infographic, filmed three videos for my YouTube channel,
edited thumbnails for them… Finn: Ok. Ok. I understand.
Your work is different from mine, nevertheless it is still work.
Felix: Do you still work at the post office? Finn: No. Last month I quit.
Now I work at a bank. Felix: How do you like it there?
Finn: It’s six of one and a half dozen of the other. I sold stamps at the post office. Now I sell
Now I have to talk to customers at the Bank. I hated my job at the post office.
Now I hate my job at the bank. Felix: Have you thought perhaps
that you are the problem and not the job? Finn: Why are we friends?
Felix: We like to speak German to one another and you don’t have any other friends.
Finn: Touché. Let’s get a coffee. I’m buying.
Felix: I can’t turn down a free coffee.