A long day and little time for human interaction, I remember, with relief, a text message service to which you can ask any question. I text, 'What is your middle name?' to 118118. I look forward to the response. Two minutes later I receive the reply, 'We're very sorry, but every day we get a few questions we can't answer. This is one of them. No charge'.
Instead my German flatmate offers up any member of his family. I chose his brother who made up his middle name because he thought it sounded cool. 'He is very self-aware', says my flatmate. 'No, perhaps that is the wrong translation'. A pause. 'He is very self-centred my brother, yes, self-centred'.
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