For two days in a row it’s been pretty pissy weather, which means I wear a cap so the ‘do don’t get ruined… And my cap of choice (and the only one that really fits me) is the Boston Red Sox one I got last year at Fenway Park.
So I’m sitting on the bus as it pulls up to my stop and as I’m getting off I hear an American voice…
“Did you see last night’s game??”
Wha??? It’s 8am in the morning, I won’t be officially awake for another 3 or so hours and some guy is asking me about last night’s game… The nerve!
But wait, it dawns on me I have no idea WHAT game he’s talking about, or who the hell he is for that matter
“No, I don’t think I did” I reply
“Shame, was a very exciting one, I just hope they can beat the Yankees now”
Aahhhhhh, he was talking about the Red Sox win over Oakland in the Baseball playoffs… Not the kind of conversation I was expecting but I’ll roll with it…
“The Yankees will be difficult to beat, but I hope they do… I’m really looking for a Sox/Cubbies World Series” I say
“Dont we all…” he replies, and like that he was gone…
OK, what just happened there, did I have a conversation about baseball in Scotland? Some 4,000 miles away from Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium?
Well the same thing happened this morning, but I was ready…
“Good performance by the Sox, always good to get an advantage over the Yankees, especially on their home field” is what I say.
“Fuckin’ A, man, Fuckin’ A!” he nods.
Strange and surreal, but I’m sorta looking forward to my 1 minute long conversations on the American League Championship Series and hopefully the World Series now… It’s not often I get to talk about it.
Perhaps I shouldn’t mention to him I’m a Toronto Blue Jays fan…
Oh, and I took a whole load of pictures with my phone on Wednesday, so I’ll show you what a typical day is like for me at some point.
For two days in a row it’s been pretty pissy weather, which means I wear a cap so the ‘do don’t get ruined… And my cap of choice (and the only one that really fits me) is the Boston Red Sox one I got last year at Fenway Park.
So I’m sitting on the bus as it pulls up to my stop and as I’m getting off I hear an American voice…
“Did you see last night’s game??”
Wha??? It’s 8am in the morning, I won’t be officially awake for another 3 or so hours and some guy is asking me about last night’s game… The nerve!
But wait, it dawns on me I have no idea WHAT game he’s talking about, or who the hell he is for that matter
“No, I don’t think I did” I reply
“Shame, was a very exciting one, I just hope they can beat the Yankees now”
Aahhhhhh, he was talking about the Red Sox win over Oakland in the Baseball playoffs… Not the kind of conversation I was expecting but I’ll roll with it…
“The Yankees will be difficult to beat, but I hope they do… I’m really looking for a Sox/Cubbies World Series” I say
“Dont we all…” he replies, and like that he was gone…
OK, what just happened there, did I have a conversation about baseball in Scotland? Some 4,000 miles away from Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium?
Well the same thing happened this morning, but I was ready…
“Good performance by the Sox, always good to get an advantage over the Yankees, especially on their home field” is what I say.
“Fuckin’ A, man, Fuckin’ A!” he nods.
Strange and surreal, but I’m sorta looking forward to my 1 minute long conversations on the American League Championship Series and hopefully the World Series now… It’s not often I get to talk about it.
Perhaps I shouldn’t mention to him I’m a Toronto Blue Jays fan…
Oh, and I took a whole load of pictures with my phone on Wednesday, so I’ll show you what a typical day is like for me at some point.