Those damned Reds

I met with a client yesterday at their modern office in a part of central Bern which is a former hipster area and which is plagued by graffiti artists and substance abusers. Although the building is new and freshly-finished with some attractive brickwork, it’s only a matter of time before it, too, will be sprayed and tagged. Without a hint of humour, she railed against those who are intent in stopping progress and the cleaning-up of the area, referring to the culprits as “the damn Reds”.