Question out of the blue links two people
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While chairing an international committee my brother used to make frequent trips to Singapore, where he always stayed at a particular hotel. One of my business partners stayed at the same hotel while attending a conference. As he was checking out, the clerk asked apparently without any particular reason, whether my partner knew a Mr. [let us call him X] who lived in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. X is my - and not unnaturally, my brother's - surname, and my partner, who had no connection with Beaconsfield, has indeed met my brother who was then living there. What might have prompted the clerk to ask one Englishman out of the blue whether he knew another Englishman, where there was no apparent connection other than England?
Date submitted:Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:12:00 +0000Coincidence ID:5857
