Tante Oscar alone go for a bite, this is such a thing. One enters the restaurant, hoping for a table. You really do not disrupt other conversations or even become involved with. Almost impossible in this regard: The MQ-canteen. Even before I entered the dismal response to the Non smoking area, was revealed to me a small, free small table. I was satisfied, took out my magazine Bobo, Bobo-ordered my juice and went for the Bobo-instant number one.
seconds later ...
"Have you just sat there, or do sie gehen?"
"Ich sitze."
"Achso. Schade."
Sie wirkte bedrückt. Ihre ältere weibliche Begleitung war regelrecht erbost und stampfte Richtung Ausgang. Das kann man doch nicht zulassen, dachte ich mir und sagte: "Aber Sie können sich ruhig hersetzen."
Nun ist es ja so, dass ich, ist der erste Gram überwunden, ja gar nicht so ungern fremden Konversationen lausche.
Eine kurze Profilerstellung der beiden Damen: Ältere Dame (A) spricht über ihre Reisen nach Persien (gemeint ist Iran). Junge Dame (B) ist begeistert. B lebt mit ihrer Familie in London und ist auf Besuch hier. B möchte Persisch lernen. A fragt, ob B denn langweilig sei und B recalls the fact that it was their own choice to act as a housewife and mother. B acts depressed and agrees. A does not cease to pester B. "Are the Midlife Crisis, ha?" "Gives your man enough attention, eh?"
I eat my food, read any article and be quiet.
A can not refrain from expressing Curry with [a] instead of [ö] and complains that the soup is too thin. B, it seems to reach out slowly. I am preparing myself for the payment process.
Suddenly, the involvement.
B: "You look like you were working here, is not it?"
still in doubt whether I am honored and should be offended, I say "quasi".
starts the meaningless small talk.
A wants to pay, adding: ". I have to keep the bill for my nephew"
Me: "Aha"
A: "The fact has to pay so much tax."
Me: "Aha"
A: "Do you know who is my nephew?"
Me: "No"
A: "Do you know it?"
Me: "Yes"
A: "The Stefan Ruzowitzky, who won an Oscar."
Me: "Net bad."
A: "A crazy, right?"
Me: "Yes, numbers please."