A sketch by Jean-Pierre Martinez
At the bar the owner and a customer.
Owner –So, did you pass?
Customer – Just scraped through.
Owner – Your parents must have been thrilled.
Customer – They didn’t say anything, anyway.
Owner – Some people just don’t talk much.
Customer – I wish, just once in my life, my parents had told me they were proud of me. Even if it wasn’t true. Don’t you?
Owner – What I wish is that I could have told my parents I was proud of them…
Customer – Do you have kids?
Owner – No. And I’m not sure they would have been proud of me…
Customer – Why’s that?
Owner – So, your parents didn’t kill you…
Customer – No. But that’s when the real trouble started.
Owner – Did you struggle to find a job after finishing your studies?
Customer – I ended up finding one. A basic job, as they say.
Owner – Still better than working the streets.
Customer – Maybe… High school ends your innocence. But that first job, that’s like losing your virginity. You realise you’re properly screwed. You know it only hurts the first time, and you’ll get used to it. But deep down, you suspect it’ll take a hell of a lot of imagination to ever enjoy it… What was it like for you?
Owner – Losing my virginity?
Customer – Your first job! What did you do before going into business for yourself?
Owner – I used to work the street.
Customer – Ah… So you do know what I mean.
Black.
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