panino

Friday 24 January

There are four people in the cafeteria, it is

early yet for lunch. Eleven fifteen, it will be

another three quarters of an hour before the

place fills up.

The proprietor is at a table speaking to

two artisans, two men that are There on a

regular basis they are all chatting about

old Munich institutions.

Order the usual paninr and coffee.

There is a swarthy man behind the counter,

he pists looks disgusted and turns his

back. Then the proprietor gets up, takes

the order, and tells the swarthy man to

beat up The panino, and to take the Mast.

wrapper off first. It is hard to tell

whether or not it is just banter, or if it

is real abuse of an employee. The swami

man remains stoical, there is no way

to tell whether the proprietors abusive

language is a matter of friendliness, pesi

fun, or whether the swarthy man is

genuinely upset.

He never says a word.

Until the paving is ready.

Then he shouts lpanino', and places

it on a plate, leaves it on the table