(*scrunch*scrunch*)
'Hello, good morning, wanting to talk to you long time' (kindly 50+ lady)
'Hello' (smile)
'Who you are?'
' ' (raise eyebrows)
'No, no, I see you running every morning, long hair waving, it is good looking on you'
'Oh, thanks' (smile)
'Like paramhansa you look' (smile)
'Oh, what? I see...'
'Yes, like swamiji. You have seen his photo? In paper?'
'Think I have, yes' (oh, darn, like a swamiji?!)
'What is your surname?' (!)
'Sr-------n'
'That is from where, in south?' (thinking expression)
'Yes. Mixed'
'What is mixed?'
'I'm half I--r and half G-B (Ko---n region)'
(Lit up smile, beams)'Oh, I know, my first daughter is married to I--r boy. But we are from Surat <+detail>' (animated phase)
'Where are your parents, what they do?' (inquiring smile)
'China....<+one line summary>'
'So you are new here?'
'No. Spent my childhood here'
'You are having some accent, that's why I asked. You are visiting from abroad? USA?'
'Yes, a few years ago. I work here'
'Oh my sister is settled there
'But you know Indian language?'
'Yes' 'What you do?' (smile, smile)
'Mkt... <+whatever>'
'You are having H1?' (sounded like the flu)
'No, I don't'
'Green card? Or you are citizen' (inquiring frown)
'Why do.......yes, green card, but am Canadian' (error III)
'Canada green card you have?'
'No. United States'
'So USA green card and Canada citizen' ('Now I get it' frown, looks at the ground)
'What is procedure for Canada? My son-in-law is thinking to go' (inquiring frown, looks up)
'That'll take a while, ma'am. I gotta go now' (smile, turning to leave)
'Wait, wait... where you live?' (eyes wide, smile)
'Oh, nearby... I have to rush actually!' (smile, take-off mode 3-2-1)
'One minute - you are married?'
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