The inventor of the one way phone [astronomical clock in Bad Doberan]

I'm disappointed: the friend i missed called me but has he time to meet and have a cup of coffee with me? Of course not.
How could i expect something else? He's my oldest friend but he visited me only twice since i live in Hamburg. For all other dates i went to his place. Okay, he was born in Kiel which means he's got the natural lack of temperament northern germans show. They're glued to the places where they're born, too, so: impossible that it could be different.
But now and then it gets on my nerves that it's always me who goes to visit him or who calls. Then it seems very clear to me that I'm getting on his nerves and he wants to get rid of me and is only too shy to tell me. Then i stop calling him even when i miss him.
After some weeks i always get a call from him and he sounds slightly irritated. Why didn't i call for such a long time? Am i okay? I asked at these opportunities why he never calls. He's got two answers for this: 1. I'm doing now 2. I had nothing to tell.
So it goes on since 25 years. Only one time he gave me the feeling he really needs me as a friend like I need him. His girl friend had left him very unexpectedly and he was shocked and very sad. He called me, would i come to visit him? And twice when I was already on my way: would I really come?
Of course i did and we made some tea and sat down. Would you like to talk about it? i asked. My female friends would have cried or cursed - it would have been a long session with lots of spoken words.
No, he said.

No use to believe he'll ever change.

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