“YOUR CRAP, OUR BREAD” (February 12, 2014)

Thus a sign I just spotted on a van parked in the center of Zagreb. In these parts, bread stands for livelihood. The company in question takes care of clogged up or broken-down pipes of all sorts, including sewer pipes. I chuckled on the spot, and I kept chuckling all the way to my beloved’s apartment. The sign is quite to my liking. And it fits so well the company’s business. Who says Croatians have no sense of humor? Come to think of it, the owner of the company might well be Bosnian. Ever since the breakup of Yugoslavia, Bosnians have taken the lowliest jobs in Croatia. Besides, they are well known for their sense of humor. One way or another, a sign on a van has rarely made me laugh so much. If anything goes wrong with the pipes in my beloved’s apartment, I now know the company to call. And without fail.