On a sunny Wednesday afternoon I take my mother for a walk with our dog, who bears a great resemblance to the furry gray and white dog from the Belgian-Dutch children’s TV. Now a boy approaches us and asks if he can pet the dog. My mother, always happy with fellow dog lovers: “Yeah, of course, just like Samson, isn’t it?” To which the boy replies: “I don’t have a Samsung, I have an iPhone”.
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A version of this article also appeared in the newspaper of May 5, 2022