The real 9 to 5 :: 2024
The 9 to 5 working style has had kind of a revival during these turbo-capitalistic years. Young people would surrender to that (not all of course, but many) calling it „hip“, even cafes would surrender to that (not all of course, but many) offering „after work-drinks“ for the people of the 9 to 5 culture, probably at 5 pm. That was kind of the opposite of what the place here had stood for ! (see also: red means go) and no surprise that many of us were just totally confused. It WAS confusing ! Was this past or present and where did all these slim fit young people come from ? I didn ́t re-watch the movie „american psycho“ (with christian bale), but it all reminded me of that - the capitalistic america of the 1980s. On the other side, really good places, many of them built back in the 80s by idealistic free people who kind of „made“ the district that time, kept being really good. They did not even pay attention to the new fashion, ignored it and went on the way they had done before. Pioneers tend to be stubborn, good for us !
9 to 5 ? I found it on spurensuche, a project I had started in 2023. 9 to 5 are the opening hours of a nearby cafe, a place i have been to even before i moved here - it´s open from 9 o clock in the morning to 5 o’clock in the morning, 7 days a week. For 40 years by now.
So there is a 9 to 5 with good music and interesting people. I have been there thousands of times, daytime and nightime between 9 and 5 (both a.m.). That was/ still is ? normal here.
same words sometimes don´t mean the same thing
( pragmatics/ linguistics ) :: 2024 ::
