Since this community is very close to the water, I expect that the locals here make their living from
the seagoing travelers who leave for foreign ports.
On the way back to the hotel, we stopped to rest at a bench nearby and get some exposure to the sun
which so far has been fleeting during our trip to England. Not long after we sat down, a middle aged
chap and his wife came over to talk. He sat down and began telling us about his recent trip to the US.
He went on nonstop for at least 1/2 hour covering a variety of topics about America, including WW2,
the prevalence of guns in the States and how friendly people were to them while visiting New York
and California. His poor wife remained standing throughout the conversation and when she complained that the sun was getting too hot on her face, he replied, "Just turn about and get suntan
on the other side." I finally had to cut through the one man conversation and let him know that we
had to leave for a meeting. I was afraid that he might follow us back to renew his talk so we slowly
diverted our journey to cover our tracks.
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And I can just imagine that guy turning to his wife (after you politely gave this cad 1/2 hour of your attention) and snorting that it was just their luck to stumble on the only bloody unfriendly Yanks. I bet as superior aged tourists, your exit line of "going to a meeting" went over BIG. Funny!
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