Monday, June 1, 2015

A bizarre encounter

I was walking down a side street in Prague at 8am, on Friday morning. My goal was to drop off a little laundry before the weekend and have it ready about lunch time. An unmarked lorry pulled up beside me and the driver leaned over, and asked in Czech, either, “Do you have a drink?” or “Do you want a drink?” He pretended to have a cup in his hand and make a drinking gesture. I said no, he smiled, waved and drove off. As he drove away I wondered how he came to the conclusion that I might be interested in such a proposition. Was it that I was carrying a canvas bag full of dirty laundry? Or, was it the fact that I was out and about at eight in the morning? 

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