"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." At the hair salon
girl: “… you know, I always think of them as people who look after themselves really well.”
client: “mmm”
girl: “Like in Amsterdam. You see a lot of goodlooking people in Amsterdam.”
client: “Yeah, you do.”
girl: “I guess in cities a lot of people are pre-occupied with their appearance.”
client: “uhuh”
girl: “People in Holland are better looking than in other countries. I mean, look at England.”
client: “oh please… English people are ugly.”
girl: “Yeah. And Belgians aren’t pretty either.”
client: “mmm”
girl: “Germans… no, Germans aren’t pretty. The Dutch are the best looking.”
client: “So you fancy Dutchmen then?”
girl: // giggles // “Yeah… blond hair, blue eyes. You too?”
client: “Yeah. And tall.”
girl: “Yeah, tall… so… what far away places have you been to then?”
client: “Oh… um, South America…”
girl: “Wow.”
client: “… on the one side, and on the other side… The Philippines.”
girl: “WOW!”
client: “And, you know, other places…”
girl: “And, um, if you don’t mind me asking… where are the Philippines? Um… I’m not really good at this stuff.”
Me: “???”
