Kindness of a random stranger
April 27th, 2009
This weekend something interesting happend to me. I was sitting in McDonalds (I know its unhealty) and eating a Hamburger.
The thing costs only 100 yen and for that price its a really cheap and quick supper. It was already quite late so I just wanted quickly to eat something. Well I was sitting there and eating while a elder japanese woman was staring at me. She was maybe 70 or so. So, well she stared at me and I got annoyed for a moment and looked back, smiling. She smiled back and left me alone (looked some other way). I didn't think much of it and continued eating my food. I didn't have anything to drink but I thought, hey, just buy yourself later in the late-night supermarket something.
She got up and went to the counter to buy something leaving her things unattended at the seat. I found that not so good but hey, it's japan and here its a bit safer than in other places around the world. Well, she came back and put a coffee cup with extra milk and sugar in-front of me and said I should drink something.
As you can imagine I was totally baffled and kindly refused. I tried talking to her and seemed she just found it too terrible just eating something and the coffee was so cheap too (120 yen) so no problem. I thanked her and tried to talk to her until her husband came who was totally confused why she was talking to not only a stranger but a foreigner here in japan. Very amusing.
This was the first time a random stranger was kind to me here. I'll not forget that.
Anyway I just wanted to share this interesting, friendly and memorable coincidence with you.
Have a good start into the week!
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