Singer, IT Engineer, Writer, Artist, Composer, Gadget freak Updated 7y
- I was in Budapest, walking on a road just beside the footpath. There was a car behind me and I was unknowingly walking in the middle of the road, until I realized and made way for it. The person didn’t honk even once and kept driving behind me at the same speed I was walking. Really? Hats off to their patience?
- In Amsterdam, a cab driver asked me if I wanted a ride till hotel. I told him I wanted to call my colleague who was supposed to pick me up. He took out his iPhone 6S Plus and asked me my colleague’s number. Then dialed him and we spoke for couple of minutes. I then told this cab driver my colleague is coming; he said ‘no problem’ and left with a smile.
- Somewhere in Europe I was walking in a huge park. There was a wooden bench in the pathway. A girl sitting in a boy’s lap and they both were kissing each other passionately. It continued…like they are the only 2 people there. When would I have such freedom?, I mumbled… :)
- In Amsterdam Decathlon shop, I saw an Orange headset. I love orange color and I wanted only that piece which was for around 14.99 Euros. Then I noticed its right side clothing was bit peeled off. It wasn’t that noticeable so I asked him I’d have this one. He said, “Sir, I’d look for another piece. This has a slight defect.” Pointing towards peeled cloth. He searched for several minutes, but did not find an orange piece. He then billed it and handed me. I saw the bill with 11 Euros. He said, “Sorry about the piece. Since there is no other available and this one you see has slight defect, we offered 4 Euros discount”. He smiled and I really didn’t believe him. I was so happy! :)
- I was in Singapore this Feb 2017. Our tour guide proudly asked us in the bus to look outside and tell us what they notice or see different than our country - India. Everyone looked outside, few minutes passed by and people shouted “Traffic police?”. She said, “Yes! We have no traffic police. Everything is monitored on the CCTV cameras. One of the reasons there is so much obedience in public”.
- When I was in Manila, Philippines, on my last day my colleagues threw a party for me. They asked me which beer I want and I said I don’t drink. They insisted, so I asked for something on the menu. To my awe, there comes a 2 liter vessel full of beer for only me. My colleague said we drink this whole thing alone. I just had few sips after which I just couldn’t take more. It still had more than 80% beer left in there. To my awe, he drank his own beers and then drank from this vessel to empty it in next few minutes. I never knew humans could have such capacity! :)
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