Meeting someone for the first time and finding that they knew one of our old friends
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We went to dinner at the home of one of my husband's work associates. Also at the dinner were a couple of their neighbours, who we had never met before. The conversation turned to favourite holiday destinations. We told them about a place in France which is not a very well known area for British holidaymakers. It turned out that they knew the place and when we said we'd been introduced to the place by some old friends, it transpired that they'd been introduced to it by the same people.
Date submitted:Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:57:07 +0000Coincidence ID:7325
