In The Guardian (25.02.) podcast columnist Zoe Williams and Rachel Humphrey were discussing the sexual frustration experienced by the law-abiding people of Britain. Currently, gathering of two people are permitted provided they meet in terms of sports. My educated guess is that it has been rather easy to rip humor out of this one. The ”catch-22” is that the physical training activities need to be conducted outdoors. A minister hurried to say that intercourse outside is kinda illegal. Brings to my mind the sexual minority raids in Helsinki Kaivopark during the 50's. How are you colleagues in your respective institutions holding up?
Here in Tarto the restrictions are getting tighter starting from next week. Town opera has canceled all its plays, bar doors are nailed shut in the evenings and the students thirst for sex. The young scholars are trapped within their shared flats, where courting is at best done in a communal kitchen under the close supervision of a flatmate.
Sexual frustration was recently ejaculated during Estonian independence celebration earlier this week. After a long dinner and a bottle comrade Balakin was prostrated into a performance inspired by La Traviata's famous opening act's prelude and spun on the parquet like the younger Baryshnikov. While amused by the performance I could not help noticing that the act was directed for the female quota of the revelers. Even when the applauds were plentiful and the praise well-earned, Balakin plaintively sat back on his stool and later left home – alone.
In the armpit of the
winter, cold and dark, the young scholar has to meet the new town,
country and culture alone. An unfortunate side symptom appears to be
the increase of ads on dating sides, where young women (also
minors!), who presumably lost recently their jobs, and concluded a
cost-benefit analysis, are offering services for money.
Meanwhile, the US announced recently its obligations towards corona economy are reaching the same share (40%) as during the Second World War. My great grandfather fought that war, my grandfather rebuilt after it and my father fought through the 90's depression. Our lot seems to be to fight through the COVID-19. In other words, millennials struggle is to sit on our asses and do nothing. A boomer might find some irony in that. However, considering, for instance Finland, the share of single households is approximately 45% the issue seems to touch at least half of the population. Be that as it may, either we need to temper our steel and mindsets for 'combat' or something else needs to be done. Otherwise the descending birthrates are going to experience a more rapid downfall and we will have a rather soft-headed academics and singles.
Apologies, thanks, and goodbye!
- Half-assed Chef
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