A captivating piece, Luigi. I was reminded of the time, in 2019, when I was on the Shatabdi Super Fast express train between Chennai and Bangalore. I started chatting with the gentleman in the seat next to mine, and we were discussing all sorts of topics, and he kept pausing every now and then and had this expectant look on his face. As we approached Bangalore, he asked me if I knew who he was. I admitted that he looked somewhat familiar but I really didn't know him. He revealed that he was a famous TV soap actor and then he dropped the name of the show. It clicked, because I remember my grandma watching it. He said it was refreshing because it wasn't often he went unrecognized. I took a photo of the two of us. I'll send it your way by email.
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Classic. I wonder if you made him feel old, that you remembered your grandmother watching his show. I had a similar experience with a famous Maori elder / statesman. We flew for an hour and a half and he was telling me all about the things he had achieved. It wasn't until we landed and he gave me his business card, that I realised who he was.
A captivating piece, Luigi. I was reminded of the time, in 2019, when I was on the Shatabdi Super Fast express train between Chennai and Bangalore. I started chatting with the gentleman in the seat next to mine, and we were discussing all sorts of topics, and he kept pausing every now and then and had this expectant look on his face. As we approached Bangalore, he asked me if I knew who he was. I admitted that he looked somewhat familiar but I really didn't know him. He revealed that he was a famous TV soap actor and then he dropped the name of the show. It clicked, because I remember my grandma watching it. He said it was refreshing because it wasn't often he went unrecognized. I took a photo of the two of us. I'll send it your way by email.
And many thanks for the link back to my newsletter :)
Classic. I wonder if you made him feel old, that you remembered your grandmother watching his show. I had a similar experience with a famous Maori elder / statesman. We flew for an hour and a half and he was telling me all about the things he had achieved. It wasn't until we landed and he gave me his business card, that I realised who he was.
To be honest, moms and grandmas are the target audience for those shows, so I think we're all good there!