Small World

Today after work a nice elderly man offered to give me a lift to the train station. We started chatting and I mentioned I was from the States. He then proceeded to make fun of my accent...I forgot how obvious it is that I'm American.

He asked where I was from and when I said Cincinnati he started talking about the Cincinnati Reds! I was surprised to hear someone here talk about a baseball team, especially Cincinnati- not the Yankees or something. He said, "Yeah, they used to have this guy, Pete Rose," as if he wasn't quite sure if I'd know who Pete Rose was. I don't know everything about sports but I have heard of him. Anyway, it was a pleasant surprise to talk to someone about home.