c# programming doubt

Question

hello all,

 

the following code is not working as expected

 

CODE

 

Console.WriteLine("enter alphabet");

int c = Console.Read();

Console.WriteLine(c);

Console.WriteLine("enter string");

string j = Console.ReadLine();

Console.WriteLine(j);

Console.ReadKey();

 

it doesn't allow to enter the string and just exits the program

 

but if code is reversed,it works fine

 

Console.WriteLine("enter string");

string j = Console.ReadLine();

Console.WriteLine(j);

Console.WriteLine("enter alphabet");

int c = Console.Read();

Console.WriteLine(c);

Console.ReadKey();

 

can anyone explain this??