some more reflections on Bergen..
1) why are the sidewalks so narrow?
2) why is it that the only place where you can get decent coffee is 7-11? isn’t that kind of twisted?
3) why is it that whenever I have free time the weather’s so fucking rainy, and when I have to be stuck inside the whole day, the sun is shining?
4) why do norwegian products (no matter how bad they are) cost way more than imported ones?
5) conversation with the record store guy:
me [in norwegian]: do you speak english?
him [in english]: yes
me [in english]: okay so I’m looking for this ep, etc etc
him [in norwegian]: yes, well there were some problems because the ep is self-distributed, etc etc
me [in norwegian]: I know, I was already here last week.
him [in english]: ah, yes..well maybe you should come back next week..
is that an insane city I live in, or what?
it’s really funny because that record store story seems universal…even the coolest indie record shop around here STILL can’t ever seem to have the one album you’re looking for…until you stop looking for it, then they get a massive shipment in.
i find bergen quite charming i do.
hahaha did that record store guy have elephant ears? it sounds so much like Thomas when he had a bad day :)