New York is a big city, so I would expected that the people are nasty, like … in Paris. It’s a financial pole, so it’s even more true: ‘Time is money’, people work a lot.
BUT this is the best surprise, and amazing thing, the people are so nice, friendly, always about to make a funny comment.
I made the mistake to ask some directions to the driver. Because he was not sure, he asked two other persons. He kept me standing for ten minutes.
After a long walk in the Greek part in Brooklyn – Astoria, I wanted to see how it is a local shop.
After seeing this, we had to fill our stomachs we the pasta cooked yesterday. There was one table in front of the shop, I asked if it’s possible to eat our staff to the nearby bakery. Of course we could, it’s a free country.
But seeing all those good things, and the pasta being so dry, I entered with the little change I had to buy some cheese. I said that I want a piece for my small dimes.
This guy asked me which type, so I pointed a rather small piece, where to cut from. He gave it for free: Efcharisto !
The train sounds like the sea waves. The parking looks like the sand. And we take our free lunch at a table in the first row. It’s such a good feeling to be free and to meet nice people.
On the bus from New York to Boston, the driver makes a speech:
“Hi, I am your driver, during the journey, please don’t walk, don’t stretch or do any other funny things. The bus is old, it has an internet connection for Nokia phone, not for iPhone. So please, mind that if you download a video you will kill everybody. If you need to make a call, please make it short and not loudly, don’t disturb your neighbours who might sleep, including me. In the back of the bus there is a toilet. Please don’t use it. If you fart once, it’s fine, but the second one will remain until Boston…”