Urban Tales

In the subway, a woman around the age of 50 is waiting on the platform with her dog. She is approached by a couple of about the same age, and they start a conversation. Obviously the couple owns the same type of dog. As they're talking, they realize that they're both from the same area in south Germany, the woman with the dog lives in Hamburg now, the couple is on a visit. Inside the train, they're still talking. By now they sound as if they've known each other for years. The woman takes a slip of paper from her hand-bag and write her mobile number and address down. She hands another piece of paper to the other woman who does the same. Upon handing her address to the woman with the dog, she says “Come visit us whenever you like”.

A small group of people near the harbour, obviously residents with their visitors. The man seems to give an introduction about Hamburg: “And then there's Harburg. Harburg is Hamburg's poor area.”

As we're waiting in the (rather short) queue at McDonald's inside the central station, we're approached by a couple around 30 years of age.

“Do you speak English?”
“Yeah.”
“Do you know if there's another McDonald's in this area?”
(Short discussion among me and my friend)
“Yes, there's one right outside the station, over at the coach station.”
“Ok, thank you.”

...and so they disappear from the restaurant.

We: “???”

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