After logging off, I went down to take taxi and I asked the receptionist and she asked me to wait for five minutes for the taxi to come. I sat down on the sofa in the reception. There was another guy there waiting. He looked like an African.. He was shorter than the average Africans and not too dark as well. His complexion was wheatish (brownish).. I guessed he must be a African Jew. And below is the conversation. A is African and Me is me.. ;-).. Anyways the conversation follows:
A: “efhznxcnsdfjdsofisodso”
Me: “Sorry”
A: “ifjxcndkfmdlfkdfkdlkf”
Me: “Sorry”
A: “oh.. u don’t speak Hebrew?”
Me: “No.. I don’t”
A: “Oh okay.. I am sorry.. How are you?”
Me: “I am doing good. Thank you. How are you?”
A: “Doing good too. You are waiting?”
Me: “Yes.. I am waiting for the taxi”
A: “oh.. I am also waiting for my driver. You work here?”
M: “Actually I am from India, I am here for a training. So would go back to my country after the training”
A: “Oh.. that’s nice..”
(Pause)
A: “So for how long have you been here?”
Me: “Today is my first day in this office”
A: “Ohh.. good.. For how long are you here?”
Me: “For 10 days (looking at the door for my taxi)”
A: “Is it your first time in Israel?”
Me: “No.. This is my second trip to Israel.”
A: “Oh.. Looks like you really like the Jews.
Me: Smile
A: “I have many friends in India.”
Me: “Oh that’s nice to know. I hear many Israeli travel to India as well. I have heard it from many people here."
A: “Yes.. Many of them travel.. I keep traveling as well. I have been to Germany, Sweden and Africa. Its very cold in Sweden.”
Me: “Oh that’s nice.. I have heard Germany is a very nice place. The only place I have traveled outside India is Israel”
A: “Yes it is.” and then looks at me and says, “Many girls are very shy with strangers but you speak well. I would like to see more of you. Its nice speaking to you.”
Me: Welll… Manged to smile and say ‘same here’ purely out of courtesy and added “I cannot be like that as I am a trainer and I need to mingle with strangers often so very used to it now.”
A: “That’s really good. You should mingle with people.. Talk to them, you never know where you meet them next”
(Pause)
A: “I have many friends in India and everyone says its nice, so it must be a nice place”
Me: “Yes.. Its really a nice place. Maybe you should visit sometime as well”
A: “Ya… I will. But you should invite me”
Me: “I am inviting you now. Everyone is welcome to my country. We have people from different parts of the world coming and even you are welcome.” (Now desperately looking at the door coz I knew where the conversation was heading)
A: “All are welcome, that means you don’t have any demarcation”
Me: “Ofcourse not, there absolutely no demarcation of any sorts. You should come sometime and you will see for yourself.”
A: “You should invite me”
Me: “I am inviting you as of now. Please come to visit my country”
A: Gives a sidy smile like as if to give some sign “Not that way. I need a special invite so that I can tell the embassy that I have come to meet someone. Would you do that for me?” again a sidy smile
Me: ok.. din’t see this coming so soon.. Anyways completely ignoring those signs managed to stutter , “All are welcome to our country and you will not be asked too many questions. You can just say you are a tourist”
A: “You do not understand. I want a special invite.”
Me: Holding my back tight, so that I can run the minute I see my taxi. “Do you want it printed?”
A: Laughs and says, “Oh ya.. that would help. Then I can show proof that I am invited and they wouldn’t ask me too many questions”
Me: Managed a fake smile and said, “I don’t think so. If you show them that, then they would ask more questions like why do you want to see them? and etc etc”
A: Laughs again “Yes.. true… Its really nice speaking to you. I would like to see more of you”
Me: “Ya.. you will see me in this office for another 10 days.”
A: “Ya.. but maybe I am busy with my work and cannot meet you. So where can I meet you?”
Me: Now cursing the receptionist and the taxi driver said, “You will see me running up and down in this office for another 10 days”
And then finally the miracle happened, the taxi arrived.. I really din’t know I could be so happy looking at a taxi..Trust me.. I am always prepared when guys flirt, but this was really unexpected. By this I conclude, ALL MEN ARE SAME.. It doesn’t matter if they are Indian, African or from Timbaktoo..
