Comments on: getting hit on at the bank

By: Lark

Lark — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:57:35 +0000

I always looked like a total freak but once they came to recognize me at my old banks in Virginia and in North Carolina (which was easy considering how different I looked) they liked me and treated me well. I think they liked that I was “unique.” But it took me going to the same bank and dealing with the same teller for over a year. They actually stopped checking my ID because I was just that weird girl that was very memorable. No mistaking me for anyone else.

It seems like they are more judgmental in Germany . Not what I would expect…But hey, I whole heartedly agree on the pirate chest idea. But make sure its buried deep in the sand and not in a place where the tide comes in regularly.

By: J

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:09:55 +0000

Germans do tend to judge people on how they’re dressed. Go for a walk in a t-shirt and sweatpants and watch them stare in disbelief that someone would leave their house like that.

By: Snooker

Snooker — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:06:04 +0000

They say it… clothes make the man… or the woman… or hell, the baby.

I like being able to change who I am and how I am perceived by simply wearing different clothes. To me it is like wearing a costume. “Do I want to be sexy, tame, or goofy tonight?”

By: ian in hamburg

ian in hamburg — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:47:49 +0000

The banking set is pretty conservative wherever you go, but it would seem to me that if you have picture ID and another piece to back it up, they should help you. I’d say take it up with the manager next time, but then again… are they really worth your time?

By: cliff1976

cliff1976 — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:12:11 +0000

Hey man,
It’s the way the world works. You, Germans, anyone will get treated differently depending on how you’re dressed.

I fought this for many years and gave it up starting in January by growing a tie collection and making use of it at work.

Hate to break it to you, and I don’t like it much either, but there it is.