The Unbearable Joy of Sitting Alone in a Café
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Was idly wandering in the city, and waiting to cross the street, when a slightly older Chinese lady stopped next to me, talking to someone on the phone. Suddenly she handed me the phone and asked “please.” A voice said something about “108 Little Bourke St.” “ok, I can take her there” - it wasn’t far.
We walked, and she said “thank you.” “没关系,” I replied, and she said something along the lines of “oh, you can speak Chinese?” “一点.” A torrent of words followed, which I couldn’t keep up with, but I put on a brave face. Anyway, we made it to what turned out to be a tour bus, waiting for her.
Glorious. Would do again. It’s nice to feel like I’m approachable - must have been the grey hair?