I hate
brand name tags in clothing. They give me problems because they are scratchy
and unpleasant. When I had ruined the new T-Shirt the other day and then peppedit up with a few sew-on-sew-off squares,
I thought I would be done with this topic for a little while at least. But I
bought a new summer dress last week, and that, too, had tags in a very
uncomfortable location.
And
although I was particularly careful this time, the tag was so severely attached
to the inner lining that despite my ability with the thread picker I could not
remove it without again doing damage.
That made me really mad. It’s on the
inside, and I haven’t bothered to fix it - but am thinking about how to go
about. Iron on something from the back of the inner layer, then lightly stitch
around it, but it must not be too noticeable, because otherwise I might just as
well have left the original tag there.What's the use of attaching these stupid tags - on the inside to begin with, so severely that they cannot be removed without doing damage - wouldn't it make much more sense to give the poor people who have to sew these in some Far East factory a good job...?
We still
haven’t heard from District administration about the work permits for the
students from Senegal… having to wait is getting unbearable. And although
summer is here, the sun is shining, teaching is fun and rewarding, and I see
how impressively their improvements in language skills are showing, my mood is
a bit on the down side. Germany’s performance with deportations is appalling, our
treatment of people as unwanted aliens is unworthy of a nation that once prided
itself on being ‘a nation of thinkers and poets’. More and more am I feeling
ashamed about being German.
