I am a teacher in higher education and I will retire in a year and a half. I’m still really looking forward to it and don’t sympathize with the French pension protesters. Then colleague one whispers to me when I sigh about a digital problem: “Just hold on a little longer, Edi.” Colleague two asks what’s wrong with my tooth; turns out to be a piece of lettuce. “Well, at your age they all fall out.” Colleague three asks if it was me on that bike. “I thought: Almost hit an old woman!” Do the French strikers have a point?
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A version of this article also appeared in the newspaper of March 10, 2023