Belgium is the only country I know where you wait longer to have your hair cut, than to see your doctor. This evening I spent an hour in line at my barber shop waiting for my turn in the chair, while last week, I called the doctor, made an appointment and was out of his office within the hour. I also got my meds in the same amount of time. But of course, that socialized medicine stuff would never work in the US. Makes me wish the barber were similarly socialized.
Thinking about other socialized services that apparently don't work, we have the US Post Office. We have been watching the ordeal of the US Postal Service from this side of the Atlantic with interest. The downside to their troubles of course, is who will deliver the Victoria's Secret Catalog each month? The demise of the Postal Service will also be a blow to the Thank You card industry. I have never understood why it is the thought that counts with gifts, but apparently gratitude requires formal stationary. Now what are we to do? FedEx'ing our salutations will get pretty expensive. 2011 could be the last year with Christmas Cards, which might be a good thing until you consider the fact that they will be replaced with those annoying E-cards and worse yet, the electronic Christmas letter. No longer will they be just a saccharine photo of the kids with the dog dressed in antlers and a happy go lucky account of the years events. Now they will be a full High Definition onslaught of Christmas Joy.
At least we will be able to wait until December 24, 11:59 PM before we send it out.
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