The Golden Arches

Am tearing myself away from 'Das perfekte Promi Dinner' to write this little Sunday night bloggette. The week ahead beckons, with all the fun and frolics one can expect living in place like Bovinia. An influx of city-dwellers flooded our streets today - the sunshine always brings them out - and most disappointingly for the world-class downhill skiers, the snow is disappearing (again). I mention the skiers in deference to the start of the World Downhill Skiing Championship, which kicks off tomorrow in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Presumably they'll have snow machines on the whole night to ensure a good piste.

You would have thought it was carnival time again in McDonalds* today. There were so many strangely attired people there. I honestly couldn't figure out if a couple of them were in fancy-dress, or just quirky. There wasn't anyone in a Bavarian hat; I think McDonalds isn't quite their scene. But if you are ever in this area and get bored of the same old same old, i.e. jolly rosy-cheeked caucasian people tucking into Bavarian food and chasing cows, go to McDonalds because there, you will see every sort of nationality to be found residing in the vicinity. Otherwise, you would never know that there is a thriving Turkish community, for example. Most of these seem to be actually employed there, rather than just eating and passing on, but still the fact remains that they are normally not in evidence and keep themselves to themselves. We have one Turkish guy in our village, who seems to have overcome any sort of reticence on the part of the villagers by running a successful bar and cafe. There is, naturally, not very much competition in the village itself - namely two other eateries, unless you count the one table in the bakery where you can drink coffee and watch the world go by. Anyway, his being clearly an integral part of the village community gives me hope that we too, some day in the very distant future, may be accepted by this most discerning of folk.

*Of course not here in Bovinia. Ha! Hell will freeze over before that happens. Which is probably a good thing...