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Chatting with neighbours
Saturday, 24 June 2017 07:57Actual conversation I had yesterday with neighbours above us, old married couple.
Man: oh, Just got off work?
Me: yeah
Man: oh, getting retired soon?
Me: (sweatdrops. Is he serious?) maybe some 30 more years to go
Woman: how old do you think she is? She's very young!
Me: (is he serious? Is he serious?)
The thing is, the Chinese don't ask "how do you do", instead they ask "have you eaten yet? 食左飯未？" (doesn't matter what time of the day), so this question of "getting off work?" Is also some kind of greeting more than an affirmation of me getting off work.
But then the thing of retirement is a question that the over 58s ask among themselves, I have no idea why he asked me that.
Maybe he's old and just blurted out a question he asks everyone, but it's weird to me as he's been my neighbour since forever (since the building was habitated) and well... if I really am anywhere near retirement age then he's supposed to be dead. Unless he's one of those that can live up to the 100s
Man: oh, Just got off work?
Me: yeah
Man: oh, getting retired soon?
Me: (sweatdrops. Is he serious?) maybe some 30 more years to go
Woman: how old do you think she is? She's very young!
Me: (is he serious? Is he serious?)
The thing is, the Chinese don't ask "how do you do", instead they ask "have you eaten yet? 食左飯未？" (doesn't matter what time of the day), so this question of "getting off work?" Is also some kind of greeting more than an affirmation of me getting off work.
But then the thing of retirement is a question that the over 58s ask among themselves, I have no idea why he asked me that.
Maybe he's old and just blurted out a question he asks everyone, but it's weird to me as he's been my neighbour since forever (since the building was habitated) and well... if I really am anywhere near retirement age then he's supposed to be dead. Unless he's one of those that can live up to the 100s
