At the 02 Arena
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My wife and I -both born and bred in Argentina- lived in Northern Ireland for around nine years (2001-2010), where we heard about a man in his 70s who had been born in Argentina but who'd been living in the UK since his teens, most of the time in England.
In 2010 my wife and I moved to England and it was only recently that we met this man. We hit it off very well and given a number of things in common, we became friends.
Last week, my wife attended an event at the 02 Arena in Greenwich. It was packed -i.e. there were about 20,000 people. An elderly man sits beside her and they start talking. He happens to be from Northern Ireland, so she tells him about our time over there, etc. When she tells him that she is originally from Argentina, he says that his brother-in-law was born in Argentina, etc. You can see it coming: this man's brother-in-law is our new friend.
Date submitted:Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:38:55 +0000Coincidence ID:8843
