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Strange coincidences
"A few years ago, my wife and I trekked up to the top of the Acropolis in Athens and stood in a crowd of thousands to admire the view," writes Peter Reed of Browns Bay. "It was packed out and very, very hot. We couldn't hear a word
of English being spoken, but many foreign languages around us. Then I heard an English-speaking voice behind me, and turning to the couple, I said 'Well, you don't hear much English up here'. They laughed and then asked me where we were from. 'New Zealand' says I. 'Which part?' they asked. 'Auckland,' I reply. 'Whereabouts?' 'Browns Bay,' says I. 'Oh,' they said, 'we are from Kumeu!' After much laughter, it also turned out that we knew a number of people in common! So, we had travelled 22,000km to meet someone from about 22km away. Small world."
Do-gooders
"I recently sat next to a guy on a plane who picked up a fallen book from the passenger next to him who fell asleep. He not only picked it up but marked the page and then held it in his hands until she woke up because there was nowhere to place it. Then I found out he was Canadian and it all made sense."
Fresh facts
