Regardless
Spring is in the air. I feel it, I know it, I believe it. Despite the grumbling on the street over the 'sudden' appearance of rainfall, everyone else knows it's coming too. Really though - this is Montreal, not Hawaii. Flowers don't just pop, they must grow from roots that chainsmoked underground during the winter. It makes them 10x more beautiful though, I promise. With the spring comes the arrival of my wonderful Greek neighbours. They've spent the entire winter hibernating amongst themselves, eating pogos and hating on the world. But as soon as it gets nice out, they'll open the door and toss all their crap out onto their porch and begin the wonderful love-hate tryst we've been working on for about 2 years now. I've always wanted to ask them (mid-screaming fight) why they chose to move to the Plateau in a student building when they hate young people so much. (And I mean hate). Unfortunately, I don't think they'd understand me. This is what diversity gets me.
Second question to pop into my head when downing coffee and porridge at 10 am. I wonder why it is that when I walk down the street and smile at a person, I get very strong reactions - in two different ways, unfortunately. Women often shy away, or even frown and look down, as though if they smiled back my original form would melt away and I would become the ugly purple-people eater they've always worried about running into on the street. Please...And in the majority of occurrences when I've smiled at men, they turn right and around and start making sexual advances. Since when did hello become such a heavy question?
(Ah yes, and we return to the pen and penis fetish that has been plaguing scholars for too many years. Kidding.)
Right. My fantasy. I smile at the man on the street, he comes home with me, next thing you know there are beautiful babies and trips to Disneyland and meetings with grandparents. This is how you and I both wanted it to go. Anyway. I just wonder why such small actions are so hard to pass on to people. It's not contagion, it's just being nice. But maybe that's too much for some people right now.
