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sixwordstories2016-07-30 07:51 pm
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Anyone want a souvenir from Sweden?
Ooh! Me! [Raises her hand.] When are you going?
In a couple of days! [He smiles.] I can bring back that Kalles Kaviar for you, if you want. [He laughs, teasing.]
[He laughs a little.] You're more than welcome to come, though I am afraid it will be rather boring for you. I will be visiting family and friends. But if there is something you would like me to bring back for you, I will be more than happy to do that.
Ehm .. [He blinks.] I do not know where -- or how -- to procure something like that. Norway is more famous for trolls than we are, though ..
Only if you are willing to eat it for me and describe it in excruciating detail.
Fame matters little. They're still plentiful. If you know where to look.
But since you do not, it matters not.
But since you do not, it matters not.
-- Sorry? I wish I could be of more help.
I would be more than happy to do that. [He laughs.] I eat it almost every day for breakfast, as it is. Amazon sells it now!
You eat caviar everyday? What a fancy bitch.
Are Swedish Fish from Sweden? If so, I want some of those from the source!
It was made by a Swedish company, ja. We call them wine gums, but they sell bags of pastellfiskar back home! I can certainly grab some for you, if you would like.
[He blinks, then bursts into a loud laugh.] I can't believe you just called me a bitch. [He laughs again.] It really isn't expensive! Really!
You are! $12 every day for fish eggs?! Do you eat it with a gold fork too, Rockefeller?
It's $16 a tube! And I can make a tube last at least a week. That's like, $2 and change a day. That's nothing! Less than a coffee at Starbucks.
And you go to Starbucks?! And here I thought teachers were underpaid. [Tennyson laughs.]
[He brings his hand to his face and laughs.] Herregud ...
My family is -- ehm, well. Very comfortable, I should say. I have my own salary, of course but -- many big expenses were handled by my father. [Each word is like pulling teeth.] So the apartment I have in Manhattan, the apartment I have in Providence .. he insisted on purchasing those. And went over-the-top, despite my pleas to just get me something simple.
My family is -- ehm, well. Very comfortable, I should say. I have my own salary, of course but -- many big expenses were handled by my father. [Each word is like pulling teeth.] So the apartment I have in Manhattan, the apartment I have in Providence .. he insisted on purchasing those. And went over-the-top, despite my pleas to just get me something simple.
Damn. You really are Rockefeller. I was just giving you a hard time.
[He shakes his head firmly.] My parents are.
It's nothing to be ashamed of. So you come from money. You'll never have the same hard won, poverty induced, street smarts that I have but you'll have other things. Like great credit and caviar for breakfast.
Wealth is not easily accumulated in Sweden. Due to the socialistic nature of the country, mostly everyone is in the middle class. There are very few in poverty and very few in wealth. I -- do not like putting myself in the upper echelon thoughtlessly. It is not my fortune, but my parents'. I am quite happily in the middle class, based on my salary alone.
And my street smarts are terrible.
And my street smarts are terrible.
That's the way it should be, for real though. The US is fucked up.
You? Never. [Smirk.]
You? Never. [Smirk.]
[He nods.] I agree, of course. There is no middle class here. Not really.
[He looks insulted, a hand to his chest.] Rude.
[He looks insulted, a hand to his chest.] Rude.
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