During a wander about to find a bar after exploring the Forbidden City, a chauvinistic English speaking Chinese man accompanied by two young (and very cute) Chinese girls struck up a conversation with us on the footpath. Our trust level lowered by the experience of a couple of days before, we were instantly suspicious. This time the pretext was slightly different - he was the head of an English language school, and the girls were his students, and he wanted to use this opportunity for them to get some practice.
“Which country are you from?”
“Ireland”.
“Ah! Ireland! I’ve been there!”
“Really?”
“Yes, I like Drogheda a lot”.
(Surprised laughter). “We’re from Cork, do you know it?”
“Yes, I have been there”. (Changes subject)
….(brief chat about something else)…
(Returning to subject) “So did you like Cork? What did you see there?”
(Changes subject without answering question)
The bullshitting above ended any thoughts that this guy was genuine. After more small talk, he asked did we all want to come to a bar for a drink and more conversation. It’s not often we turn down a drink.
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