In the past everything was betah

| 01-07-2020

Everything used to be different. Really, everything was different and probably much better. You knew where you stood and not every change is an improvement after all. The world was organized. From cradle to the grave and working for the same 'boss' for 40 years was more the rule than the exception.

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Everything used to be different. Really, everything was different and probably much better. You knew where you stood and not every change is an improvement after all. The world was organized. From cradle to the grave and working for the same 'boss' for 40 years was more the rule than the exception. No pension breaches and because of the very monotonous and regular use of public transport you became a member and even a board member of the ROVER foundation, the Public Transport Travelers Association. Then things would have to be very strange if you did not want to be pleasantly surprised on the day before, at that time, Queen's Day, by the mayor's invitation to report to the town hall for a special meeting with a few other people from the past. bitterballen

Invited because of your special and selfless commitment to the passenger association and the fact that you have baked more than 50.000 bitterballen during your 'free' weekend at the local hockey club, as head of the bar committee, all these years. Because Her Majesty has pleased, you will receive a Royal Decoration for your extraordinary services at the travelers club, the hockey association and because you have been ill very little during those 40 years with the same boss.

Congratulations, you are now a Member of the Order of Orange Nassau. Okay, it's not a military Order of William, but you are now part of it with that orange-blue ribbon on your new sweater. After all, a country, a city, a village, an association cannot function without volunteers. But yes, everything was different in the past.

Now, today we are dealing with pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 behavior. Other competencies are addressed and our beliefs, whether or not they are obstructive, are put to the test and/or under the magnifying glass. We have to think differently and do things differently.

Brabant Three-Clapper (kissing) My goodness, not only sustainable, but also virtuous. There is even a kind of 'URGENT LAW' on the way that will describe and record our new behavior. This law describes, among other things, that I must keep all my business relationships outside my intimate and personal zone, can forget the Brabant three-way deal and can only sit with and between my loved ones within my own family circle. These three graphic examples naturally cry out for some explanation to avoid misunderstandings.

In 1938, the big boss at the Walt Disney Studios already talked about: 'Do not dip your pen into the company's ink'. Of course, he had no problem with his employees working closely and frequently with each other, but the clothes remained on and the hands above the covers. No banter on the work floor or outside of it. The Eindhoven Three-Clapper is fun, but not always appropriate and often leads to misunderstanding. The fact that this will legally disappear is not necessarily insurmountable, because where women kiss each other, many men have for several years had the conditioned need to 'hug' each other unannounced. They call this skin hunger in scientific circles. Well… and then that last one: 'East, west, home is best'. Sitting on top of each other's lips at home is fun, but it can lead to compulsive wanting to mow the green lawn of my neighbor next door. So don't do that.

No, I think that the high Court of Justice judges in The Hague will conclude: “Everything from the past remains the case.”

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Rob van de Pas
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