At the Wood Green library.
Two old men by the wall are talking loudly. I happen to turn my head round. They pause. I decide to smile, to let them know I'm not looking at them on account of their talking loudly.
A few seconds later, one of them calls out, "Hello!" I turn my head round. He says, "You're very nice!"
I then hear them discussing (in Greek or Turkish) women from Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore.
I must be careful not to be so ready to smile at old men next time...
(London, 2019)
