Seven men. Who were once seven women. To me, anyway.

It's hard being a man. Especially in Zara.

So much to think about. So much can go wrong.

I don’t know. Maybe I caught the place on a bad day, but my goodness, there are some strange people there. I mean really, really strange. 1.  The Conversations. “Have you heard from your friends in Iceland?” “Oh, well not since the last time.” 2.  The Stall Owners. “Would you like a picnic?” As chat-up lines go, this is quite forward. No introductions. Just straight in there, “Would you like a picnic?” I replied no, at...

My girlfriend asked me to pick a prescription up for her. Oh dear. 1.  The Set-Up. ‘Hello,’ I say, ‘I’ve come to pick a prescription up for my girlfriend’. ‘Okay,’ the pharmacist replies. This is good. I had worried the pharmacist might treat me with suspicion. But men picking up prescriptions for their girlfriends is obviously something he sees a lot. ‘What’s the name?’ he asks me....