Showing posts with label strangers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strangers. Show all posts
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Unwanted Attention?
While waiting for the 24 Divisadero, the bus going the opposite direction stops across the street. A man on board stands up, opens the window and shouts out: "TITO!!" to a man next to us listening to music. The man next to us does not flinch or notice this. So again, the man yells "Hey, Tito! Tito!" from across the street. We cannot tell if this so called "Tito" really doesn't see or notice this other man or if he does, and is purposely ignoring the other man because either he is not named Tito and the man is confused, or because he just doesn't want to talk. This continues for a good five minutes and the man on the opposite side continues to yell out Tito's name... We are conflicted whether to tell this "Tito" that someone is calling out to him in case he is just oblivious but we decide not to in case he does know him and is purposely ignoring him. None the less, the other bus drives away and the man on the bus is laughing, embarressed by the fact that he was not acknowledged.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Will you go on a first date with me...on Muni?
Man: Hey, does this bus go to City College?
Me: Yea.
Man: How long does it take?
Me: About 45 minutes.
Man: Great. Thanks. Do you go there?
Me: ....Sometimes...
Man: I like your eyes... Are they brown?
Me: No....Green.
Man: Oh. Well I used to go there... '79, '86...Graduated with a major in marine biology, oceanography. You know Jacques Cousteau?
Me: Yup.
Man: I wanted to be just like him...Then I went back for business school. Worked at a firm downtown but they went out of business... Now I want to do hotel security... I'm Joe by the way, what's your name?
Me: Uhhh... Amanda*
Man: Are you Spanish?
Me: Sure.
Man: And Caucasian?
Me: No.
Man: I go to church sometimes. The bible is hard to read though....So.... Are you single?
Me: No!
*Did not give him my real name!
Me: Yea.
Man: How long does it take?
Me: About 45 minutes.
Man: Great. Thanks. Do you go there?
Me: ....Sometimes...
Man: I like your eyes... Are they brown?
Me: No....Green.
Man: Oh. Well I used to go there... '79, '86...Graduated with a major in marine biology, oceanography. You know Jacques Cousteau?
Me: Yup.
Man: I wanted to be just like him...Then I went back for business school. Worked at a firm downtown but they went out of business... Now I want to do hotel security... I'm Joe by the way, what's your name?
Me: Uhhh... Amanda*
Man: Are you Spanish?
Me: Sure.
Man: And Caucasian?
Me: No.
Man: I go to church sometimes. The bible is hard to read though....So.... Are you single?
Me: No!
*Did not give him my real name!
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