Monday, June 2, 2008

Impact of EU harmonization on dance parties

austriaGoing to the party thrown by the Austrian Consulate... in the elevator with a Polish couple... sidelong glances between me and the woman. Panic. I was in a white linen suit and golden stilettos, she was wearing a flowery hawaiian shirt and flip-flops. “Am I overdressed?” I leaned over my husband and whispered, “No, no…”  he replied. She whispered something in her husband's ear and he replied “Nie, Nie…”

Turned out the party was a full blown celebration of personal styles.

This is what we call EU harmonization: one party, 27 different interpretations of the dress code.

1 comment:

Giovanni Stoto said...

not difficult 2 guess who was dressing with style... :-)