Cuban coincidence
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9 years ago whilst on a tour of Cuba I was walking across a square in Havana. I was catching up with the rest of the group I was touring with so I should have already crossed the square. As I crossed the square I met a colleague from our French office. I was not awae of his holiday plans and neither was he of mine. I was only in Havana for 3 of my 16 days in Cuba. We were both so shocked that we just laughed and promptly continued our separate vacations. Something similar occurred this year wheni bumped in to a former German based colleague I had not seen or worked with for about 5 years whilst crossing a square in Bristol. I hadn't been in this square for a while and my former colleague had only arrived that morning for a year long secondment in Bristol.<br />
Date submitted:Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:18:44 +0000Coincidence ID:6536
