Seven Wonders of the World.

The world is a strange and obscure place full of mystery and wonder. There are secrets buried in time that we will never uncover, many things our puny brains can't fathom now and things hidden in the future that are yet to be revealed to us. The ancients had their awe-inspiring wonders such as the hanging Gardens of Babylon and the Colossus of Rhodes but our modern 'wonders' are a little more prosaic. Well they make me wonder anyway. In no particular order they are: 
1, Why do people drive with their headlights on during the day, even in bright sunlight? This seems to be a new phenomenon becoming more apparent over the last couple of years. Do modern cars have lights that you can't switch off?

2, Why do people who walking in one direction while looking in another always seem surprised when they  bump in to you? Sometimes they look annoyed as if it were your fault.

3,Why are politicians surprised that people are voting UKIP when all the major parties have been sidestepping the immigration issue for decades and blatantly ignoring the public's concerns either real or imagined?

4, Who actually watches Made in Chelsea.

Catlossus of Rhodes.

5, Why would anyone want to get a beauty treatment such as eyebrow threading done in the middle of a shopping centre in full view of the public? Hey look at me everyone, I'm hairy. 

6, Why do people volunteer to go on shows such as Jeremy Kyle and Embarrassing bodies? Where do they find all these people with such low self-esteem and self-respect that they are happy to get their most private parts and gross deformities out for the camera?

7,  Why do companies employ people who speak bad English and can't pronounce your name properly to ring you at inconvenient and often anti-social hours to try and sell you things. They can't have heard of that old sales adage 'you only get one chance to make a first impression.'

These are things that I find mind boggling these days, I'm sure you have a couple to add. Feel free to comment.      

My story: I wrote a short story a while ago and have decided to publish it in instalments on facebook. I believe Charles Dickens did something similar. It won't be everyone's cup of tea but I need as many comments as possible, both good and bad, I don't want to be the literary equivalent of the X Factor contestant who can't sing but thinks he's great because his mum says so. 

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