A weird 'sighted in the wild' experience

ficbot · 08-27-2010, 04:08 PM

I was on the subway yesterday and heard two guys beside me loudly start chattering in a foreign language as soon as they saw me. There was much pointing and exclaiming---they were clearly talking about me---followed by (in English) the phrase 'digital book reader.' And then more pointing and exclaiming, followed by some knowing winks when they caught my eye. Clearly they were very excited to see my Kindle! Unfortunately, it seems they only spoke German (or it might have been a Scandinavian language, I couldn't tell) so I could not really show it off to them properly or do any sort of explanation...

ardeegee · 08-27-2010, 05:40 PM

They were time travelers, mocking your primitive hardware.

SeaBookGuy · 08-27-2010, 06:34 PM

I would've tried striking up a conversation with them, and if they replied they did not speak English well, I would've been OK with that.

Lady Fitzgerald · 08-27-2010, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I would've tried striking up a conversation with them, and if they replied they did not speak English well, I would've been OK with that.

The odds are they spoke at least a little.

JeremyZ · 08-27-2010, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardeegee

They were time travelers, mocking your primitive hardware.

Good one!

08-27-2010, 04:08 PM	#1
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	A weird 'sighted in the wild' experience I was on the subway yesterday and heard two guys beside me loudly start chattering in a foreign language as soon as they saw me. There was much pointing and exclaiming---they were clearly talking about me---followed by (in English) the phrase 'digital book reader.' And then more pointing and exclaiming, followed by some knowing winks when they caught my eye. Clearly they were very excited to see my Kindle! Unfortunately, it seems they only spoke German (or it might have been a Scandinavian language, I couldn't tell) so I could not really show it off to them properly or do any sort of explanation...

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ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	They were time travelers, mocking your primitive hardware.

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SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I would've tried striking up a conversation with them, and if they replied they did not speak English well, I would've been OK with that.