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Disabled vs. Normal
Yesterday I had a great anthropological experience...

I was on my way to the German classes, On the bus stop I saw the first weird thing, 3 busses passed by without stopping, they were full, full of disabled people. I’ve heard already that some companies here nearby have a program of inclusion of the disabled through work. Everything fits.

Well, finally I got a bus, I found a seat and I looked around and it was really full of disables, well different kinds of, there were mentally and physically disable people. Now my adventure starts. I was fascinated by this, I could see how they can live with dignity, they were so independent, much different from what I see back home.

Well, a couple was sitting behind me, I could hear their conversation. I had something to read on my hands, but the conversation was so sweet. The girls wasn’t disable and it went as following:

Without greeting, he asked her:
- Do you like Chinese food?
- No, I don’t. I prefer Italian, or Turkish food
- Yes, yes, Turkish food is good, but why don’t you like Chinese food? Chinese food is good!
- Well, I just don’t like it, but Italian.
- I like Chinese food. ... Do you know what I will do tomorrow?
- Hum...
- Well, I´ll wake up, but stay longer on my bed, than I´ll have a great breakfast... Do you know that breakfast is very important, don’t you?
- Han han
- After that I´ll read... and then go to work

A coin felt and I didn’t pay attention anymore to the conversation. This coin belonged to a “d” guy sitting on the seat next to me. The reaction of the people was just incredible. Everybody from the “n” ( n from “normal”, let´s believe there is this classification), tried to help him to get the coin. After that, maybe ten minutes later, the guy through the coin again, yes, he’s playing with the “n”, he just wants to see this great scene, everybody trying to be kind to him.

After that I was reflecting about it, who is “normal”? What is “normal”? My conclusion? Well, everybody is a bit sick and this imperfection is part of us. When I was away in thoughts, the coin guy tried to talk to me, but I was in another world, daydreaming, when I realised he was talking to me, I had the idea to pretend I was disabled as well. So did I.

I was playing really well, until I realised that the woman sitting in front of me drooped in at the same bus stop, yes, she was from my company! Peinlich!!!! Too late, I had done it already!

I tried to look like something between “n” and “d”, I didn’t want to disappoint my new friend and I didn’t want to terrify more my colleague. I became neutral. Then came the Controller, (In Germany, there is nobody controlling if you have a valid ticket in every bus, the bus driver sell tickets, but the majority of the people have month tickets. Therefore, from time to time there is a controller who comes and asks for the tickets), there were 2 people without a valid ticket. Guy “d”number 3 starts to complain to the whole bus audience:

-That’s way this country is like it is...People don’t want to follow the rules, they have to pay a lot now, they have to learn a lesson! Do you know how much do they have to pay? It costs them 250€!
The Coin guy replies:
- It cannot be, it´s 40 €, look in the sign, it´s 40!
- Are you stupid? Can’t you see that it´s 250?
- ...

Well the discussion went on and on, they bet the price and the like... But the master piece was: Are you stupid? Well I wanted to laugh, we are all stupid, or what?

While this was happening I noticed three boys who were talking to the bus driver since I dropped in. I started to pay attention to the conversation and it was really weird:

4th boy to the bus driver:
-Shall we go behind the bus, then I take of my trousers and you give me an injection? I want you to give me an injection! I will take off my trousers...

(I was wondering how innocent this conversation was! The old woman sitting behind the bus driver was totally shocked, I could see how tensed was her body, how afraid she looked.)

It was impossible to hear the bus driver, then comes the declaration:
-I´m gay, says the 4th boy.

Ups! My bus stop, I have to go.

If you want to have a good input and reflect about this subject I recommend you the movie: The idiots, it’s a dogma production and you will be surprised.
http://www.dogme95.dk/the_idiots/content/ ... as an appetiser