Mike and I decided that I should tell him I am from New York. The conversation went something like this:
[Train moves abruptly and the boy falls into me. I catch him.]
J(ohnny): It's a good thing you love New York or I wouldn't have caught you!
B(oy): [smiles]
J: [pointing to the boy's shirt] I like your shirt. I'm from New York. [pulls out driver's license and points to "New York."]
B: [smiles] New York is very good. [thumbs up]
J: Taiwan is very good too [thumbs up]. I wish I had an "I love Taiwan" shirt.
B:[smiles]
[I happened to not only be wearing a plain white tee, but I also had a neat little pen with, not one, but four colors! Mike created a masterpiece on my chest...]
In order to show my respect and appreciation, I diplomatically returned the cross-ocean compliment. Together, as ambassadors for our respective countries, we shook hands, posed for pictures, chatted for a little while, and pretty much exhausted his English vocabulary. He likes baseball, particularly the New York Yankees, but even more particularly Chen Ming Wan. He also liked my chest muscles (which I was thrusting forward for the picture).
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8 comments:
That's awesome man way to represent. Did you get his phone number after he complimented you on your pectorals?
I'll send you my I <3 NY t-shirt so you can represent too!
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i like your hat. that's a good pic of you. oh and yea... you did not describe the nightlife like dave. maybe you shouldn't have been an english maybe. your way made me picture like chinatown at night. with lots of venders and entertainers. or like honolulu- crazy people, tons of things to do and buy. you should buy a puppy.
it's a good thing you weren't an "english maybe." and i want to buy a baby pig for my apartment.
piglet is the right word for baby pig...like puppy or calf..but either way
yo I saw that same I <3 TW shirt last night at Shida... Someone stole your design.
bastards... i was already spending the millions of NT i was going to make from those.
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