Brown Girl in London

A conversation on the train

The following happened this past Friday.

Guy: Hi!
Me: Hi.
Guy: You going to Merton?
Me: No, Millway today.
Guy: Oh, you go to Merton though?
Me: Sometimes but Millway today.
Guy: Oh. (pause) Do you live in Merton?
Me: Yes.
Guy: I do too, I live there with my family.
Me: Ok, that's nice.
Guy: Do you like Merton?
Me: Yes it's nice.
Guy: I don't like Merton. It's boring.
Me: Yeah, there's not much to do there.
Guy: Yeah. I like Toronto. (pause) Do you work in Toronto?
Me: Yes.
Guy: I go to school there.
Me: Oh.
Guy: Do you have an office job?
Me: Yes.
Guy: Oh, I am studying electrical to work with computers. I should get a job with that. An office job is hard.
Me: No, it can be boring.
Guy: My name is Esmer. What's yours?
Me: RedCat.
Guy: My name is French. I'm from the Domincan Republic.
Me: Oh, nice.
Esmer: Do you know Onil?
Me: No.
Esmer: Do you know Ryan?
Me: No.
Esmer: Oh, Onil's my brother and Ryan is his friend.
Me: Hmm, ok.
Esmer: Ryan really likes soccer.
Me: Ok.
Esmer: Do you like sports?
Me: No.
Esmer: I like soccer.
Me: Are you going to watch the World Cup?
Esmer: Yes, I like Argentina. Do you have a team?
Me: No.
Esmer: Do you know Maradonna?
Me: Yes.
Esmer: Ever since Maradonna I liked Argentina.
Me: Ok.
Esmer: But he's old now, he doesn't play.
Me: Yeah.
Announcer: Arriving Millway stop.
Me: Gotta go.
Esmer: Ok, next time I can talk to you?
Me: Uhhh, yes.
Esmer: You're always on this train?
Me: No, sometimes a later one. Bye.

Geez, now I have to find a new car to sit in.

posted by RC @ 12:21 PM