This morning I was on the bus and the gentleman in the back was having a rather heated conversation on the phone. I'm not sure if he realized it, but his voice was loud enough and distinct enough that the entire bus was aware of his conversation. And I'm also not sure if he was aware, but this was probably not a conversation he wanted the entire bus to hear. I wish I had recorded the conversation, but the only phrase I can remember (perhaps because it was repeated eight or nine time with varying emphasis) was, "We've gone out several times now and she still hasn't introduced me to a single one of her [expletive] friends!"
But the best part of the entire trip, the part that gave me the warm-fuzzies, was when those of us at the front of the bus realized we were all having the same experience. Smiles were exchanged, eyes were rolled in unison, and understanding nods made us all instant friends.
So thanks, Mr Unashamed-Phone-User. Thanks for bringing us together. And I hope for the sake of another bus of isolated individuals that your girlfriend continues to keep her [expletive] friends to herself for many months to come.
