So I’m out with Astrofiancee (a woman whom I had previously thought to be virtually without flaw) earlier today. A friend of hers has opened a bar! Cool! Let’s go!
We get to the bar (in Tae-hak-no, a fashionable district in Seoul for college students…), sit down, and Astrofiancee says, “I have to go to the bathroom!”
“OK,” I say, “Hurry back!”
She goes off… while she is gone, the waiter comes up to take our order… I asked what brands of beer they offer. He lists several kinds of beer, but one catches my ear: “Heineken.”
Now, I’m stuck in Seoul, where the choice of beer is somewhat less than one might want, so I am immediatley thrown into seizures of desire for a Heiny!! I haven’t had a Heiny for years!! So I say, “Two Heinekens, please! Not shaken, nor stirred! Just ice-cold, and saucy!!!”
A few seconds later (can’t fault this place for service!) the beers arrive, and I take a MOST SATISFYING swig… OH, MAN!! That’s good shit!…
A few seconds later, Astrofiancee arrives, newly refreshed, from the bathroom…
She looks at the table and says, “Heineken?? I HATE Heineken!! Too bitter!”
(imagine now, if you will, the Big-Bang in reverse…) My WORLD collapses!!!
I LOVE this woman! And NOW I find out (after 5 years together) that she hates Heineken!?!
Oh GOD! What shall I do?? Heineken? Or Astrofiancee??