Chapter 6 Chapter 3 on the twenty-third pair of chromosomes

Sophia Oskar Lafontaine (Oskar Lafontaine, a German politician who once served as the Prime Minister of Saarbon, the chairman of the Social Democratic Party and the Minister of the Federal Ministry of Economy. Now he has retired from politics. - Translator's Note) and his wife are sitting side by side in the garden of the mansion On the stone bench, they are introducing their son Karl Maurice, who just turned one year old, to the media from all walks of life.A reporter asked La Fontaine what was the best thing he had found in his youngest son?Oscar's answer is said to have been: "Shoes!"

If you ask those men who have no interest in shoes, why are there so many women who are obsessed with shoes?They usually tell you: "It's all about the genes." When men have trouble understanding or explaining the behavior of women or gay men, they usually like to blame genes or hormones.And these men are those who occasionally like to go shopping in shoe stores with their wives, girlfriends, mothers or other female friends. "Just look at it!" These men seemed to be very bored on the surface, sitting on the shoe-testing chair with a look of impatience.In fact, they were very dazzled by the dazzling sight in front of them.When the female partner who went with her was in trouble among the last two pairs of shoes she picked out, hesitating and not knowing which pair to buy, their inconsistent emotions also fell into a "battle between heaven and man".Usually the result of the melee is that machismo emerges out of nowhere: Well, if I can't make her happy, at least make her grateful to me!So: "Okay, okay, wrap up both pairs! We have to go!"

Regarding the 23rd pair of chromosomes, it is actually nonsense, but it is really useful in life. If you want to know more about what this 23rd pair of chromosomes is in charge of, you just need to ask men and listen to their answers below: - long hair - big boobs - Nagging from morning to night - Can wear skirts nicely - Can't draw a rectangle freehand - doesn't like lifting heavy beer crates - after drinking two beers and saying "now I'm going to drink water!" or drinking only one wine for the entire evening ——have the patience and perseverance to turn hundreds of pages of clothing catalogs from beginning to end

- the ability to put a turtleneck sweater on and off ——Be able to know in advance the cause of the mess - Ability to distinguish between two or more spices and herbs or, - can't even tell the difference between three different beers ——Thinking of former Prime Minister Willy Brandt kneeling and apologizing to the Jews in Warsaw, he will feel sad and cry - No way to open eyes in water - Fear of spiders, mice, and the like - high-pitched voice - Can't throw a straight ball ——I always like to rush to speak, and then say "you know what I mean." - know how to knit

- I like cleaning windows ——When I was a child, I kept the toy I slept with until I was 60 years old, and I was reluctant to throw it away ——Will write long home letters to my mother on time ——If you receive yellow roses instead of red roses, plus expensive lilies of the valley, you will be unhappy —Patiently wrapping presents, tying bows, and unwrapping presents without tearing the wrapping paper - Know why you should make a shopping list before you buy something That's right, the 23rd pair of chromosomes is in charge of these miscellaneous things.And "shoe fetish" is one of them, but the order is not necessarily the same.I think it is the most sensible choice to attribute this addiction to chromosomes.

Well, let's go back to La Fontaine Jr.: If the theory of the 23rd pair of chromosomes is true, then Karl Maurice should be a girl.If we want to be more logical, we should say that Oscar Lafontaine should be a woman, because in this way, we can find a more reasonable explanation for some of his behavior: why he became more and more coy in the first place ?Why did he resign for no reason after only a few days as the party chairman!And why do ordinary people feel that there is something wrong with him?Looking back now, I think it was probably targeted by the paparazzi at the time. It's really going too far.Closer to home: Why are so many women so obsessed with shoes?

Of course I asked my mother this question.Because my behavior of "shoe obsession" to myself is more or less due to her genetics.Mom's answer was: "I don't remember reading it anywhere..." Then she started quoting, which seemed to me to be her own fabrications, not quotes from any book. "The reason why shoes are so important to women is because they are the only clothes that women wear on their bodies, and they can always appreciate them with their own eyes at a 'depression angle'!" My good friend Christina believes that women's "shoe fetish" is based on the psychology of "expanding equipment", in order to fight for equal rights between men and women.This reminds me, I don't know if it was in Paris or in the US, I don't know where, but I saw a demonstration for landmine victims.Participants took out their own shoes and piled them up like a hill in the venue.But if you look closely, most of them are pretty old shoes.They want to show the masses that in this world, because of those terrible landmines, countless people have become deprived, some no longer need the left shoe, some no longer need the right shoe, Some even don't need shoes on both feet.

I was very impressed with that event, of course because seeing so many shoes randomly piled up, if someone wants to steal one, it is so easy. By the way, it suddenly occurred to me that if Christina also participated in the protest at that time, and threw her 20-centimeter-high buckskin stainless-steel boots with a heel as thin as a pen on the shoe pile !I think there must be many people who think that she is here to find trouble.But seriously, Christina's sacrifice was far greater than the others, because those people just took the opportunity to throw out their old shoes with broken soles and heels.

It is also said that women and shoes are so "speed-matched" because some of the most primitive instincts of human beings have gradually disappeared and degenerated. "Shoe fetishism" is a kind of projective behavior that only appeared in modern times for the purpose of psychological compensation: searching for prey, copying in large quantities, nurturing, and then storing.However, people who have this idea may also want to reawaken some primitive instincts that have been "fortunately" forgotten. Any other theories?Of course there are: From a historical point of view, until the end of the nineteenth century, there were almost only upper-class people (that is, those nobles who were over-inbreeding and the result was weak. My friend Lutz may also mention that those who were raised by them Yorkshire purebred dogs, because of the same excessive inbreeding, and nine out of ten suffer from asthma) can afford to wear high-heeled, expensive, finely crafted shoes.Therefore, when a woman owns a cabinet of high heels, she can't help thinking that she is the same as the royal family and nobles in Buckingham Palace or Neuschwanstein Castle.This also explains why feminists and environmental female warriors usually don't like wearing high heels, but prefer the "down-to-earth" type.

Psychologists also claim that shoes are a reflection of the life a woman wants to live but cannot actually live.From a historical point of view, "shoe fetishism" can also be interpreted as the so-called "fairy tale theory": no matter how long it takes to wait in dusty corners, no matter how many years it takes to raise pigeons in the attic, once the shoes are right Now, the prince is here! A British economic analyst whom I admire very much, Alexander Zimmert, once pointed out that women's "shoe fetishism" plays a very important role in promoting social and economic prosperity. We only need to see how much money is invested in the "shoe market" You can know it through circulation.Zimmert said: "A country's economy is good or bad, and the shoes that people wear can be seen. When the economy is bad, the shoes are ugly." But this statement contradicts another theory : "The shorter the skirt, the more confident I am in economic development!" When I look out the window of my office, I always see many young girls wandering around in front of "McDonald's" and "Department Stores" with faces of "doing nothing" bored expression.They stepped on heavy rubber-soled bread shoes, wore nylon miniskirts, and wore a long patent leather trench coat, and there were "chirp chirp" and "puff" between their movements. Puff", "beep beep beep" plastic noise.

The "hobbyist" once explained that it is very appropriate to treat shoes as objects of obsession.The so-called "hobbyists" here do not refer to people who study knowledge as a hobby, but people who study hobbies as knowledge.The reason why they say this is because "shoe lovers" can immerse themselves in their hobbies every day, even every second, fully enjoy and fully display.If it is someone who loves fishing, it will not be so easy.Because they are working at the same time, I am afraid it is difficult to pay attention to the buoys hanging on the bait at the same time, right? Sociologists occasionally, but not often, ask very wise questions: "Why do we need women with 'shoe fetishes' in human society?" And what the answer to this question is, I'm afraid no one really wants to know. Why is a woman's obsession with shoes so strong, genuine and hopeless?To be honest, it's really not easy to answer.But the following question may be easier to answer: Why do certain women have "shoe fetishes"?I have done some research and sorted out the so-called "shoe-buying maniacs" into the following types.Maybe you can try to classify yourself. If someone asks you why you are so "crazy about shoes and crazy about buying shoes" in the future, you may be able to answer more clearly. Mrs. Imelda Marcos type: Too much time, too much spare money, too many servants, the weather in Manila is too cloudy, plus two or three nerve-wracking official diplomatic visits a year. Eva? Hina type: Too big boobs, too much ass, too long hair, too many admirers. Kessler Twin Sisters flower type (German twin sisters singing and dancing actresses.——Translator's Note): I use my feet too much and dance too much, so I wear out my shoes too much. Marilyn? Monroe type: Spending too much time waiting for Prince Charming, being too blue, drinking too little. Elizabeth? Taylor type: Too much alcohol, too little effort to lose weight, too little time waiting for Prince Charming. Sophia Loren type: Too many Italian men lingering at the door. Lily von Schonburger-Lee Pei type (German aristocrat, socialite.——Translator's note): I always worry that I can't keep up with the trend and will miss any kind of fashion. Feronika Fellers type (German film star, good at acting in emotional dramas between men and women-translator's note): The circle of friends is too wide, and I don’t know how many times I have passed my 40th and 50th birthdays. Elton John type: Too ambitious, poor eyesight, giving birth to Zhang Shuli all day long. How to "reasonably" explain women's obsession with shoes, I have a convincing argument, at least for me: because wearing shoes can immediately make people feel tall and confident.A short and fat person can look taller and thinner by wearing a pair of good shoes.Shoes have a beautifying effect, it can make a person look different.Even if you take some magic bullet, it doesn't necessarily make a person look radiant and energetic immediately.Whether you're trying to look demure or look edgy, you don't need to dress up to look like a Christmas tree in front of the Empire State Building.As long as you have a pair of good shoes on your feet, even if you are wearing a simple pair of jeans and an ordinary T-shirt, you don't have to worry about being rude on any occasion. If your man suddenly made a U-turn on the highway and went to drink tea at his mother's house without any notice at all, and announced the news of your engagement in public without following the prior agreement, you There is no need to feel embarrassed or ashamed because you have a good pair of shoes on your feet.Shoes are the perfect reason to turn you and your girlfriend best friend against each other.Shoes are the best way to spend a lot of money and spend money. Note: The more I think about Lafontaine's withdrawal from politics, the more I think it has something to do with the 23rd pair of chromosomes.Because when he decided to hold a private press conference and announce his retirement from politics, in front of countless media and under thousands of spotlights, his precious son unexpectedly appeared on the scene again.The little guy straddled his father's shoulders, shaking his fat legs happily.All the viewers in front of the TV could clearly see that the two fluffy duck heads on Carl Maurice's shoes were shaking vigorously in his father's ears.