The French Guy
I always wonder if life acts like the seasons and some opportunities return in a fixed pattern… 
On Wednesday I travelled to Amsterdam for classes. I was sitting in the train with my PSP plugged in and my nose in my new Traktor bible 
:love: After we passed the train station of Schiphol Amsterdam Airport a guy came up to me and he asked if it was the train to Amsterdam - it sure was. He sat down unpacked his bag and grabbed a map 
ahh so clearly a tourist. I’m used to tourists in the train so I didn’t pay much attention and went on reading my book.
Suddenly the guy started talking to me again 
I quickly plugged out my PSP so I could pay attention to his words 
He asked me if I knew a good place to stay, where all the good shops and restaurants were and shoved his map on my lap *gulp* I pointed a few things out to him on the map and told him to first go to the Tourist Information Centre after reaching Amsterdam Central station. He kept on smiling while he carefully listened to my ‘have to visit list’, I looked at him and noticed … he wasn’t badlooking at all BUT then I smelled it 
:twinkle: h his perfume ~ Exactly the perfect blend and right tones *gasp*
He told me he was in Amsterdam for one day because of work and has never been to Amsterdam before so he didn’t know what to expect or where to begin. Hahaha~ I told him he should come back during summer because one day in Amsterdam is just too short! If the weather was better I would’ve showed him around Amsterdam and of course if I didn’t have any classes *sigh* I looked at him and the Sweet Talking Stranger came back to me. I could’ve easily told this French guy we could hook up later so I could help him out, but it started to feel like a bad chicklit. When the train pulled into Amsterdam I took one more whiff of his perfume - smiled and wished him goodluck
Just like last year I passed up this opportunity … hahah, I’m already curious what next year will bring me!
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Posted by Nicola on December 8, 2007
if it was me in that situation, I’d probably have been super awkward ^^; not that awesome social skills. but I guess these kind of things are things that you remember later ^^
Posted by sheryl on December 10, 2007
wow he sounds like the perfect stranger. don’t you just love when boys smell nice and manly?
Posted by Veronica on December 10, 2007
Got to strike while the iron is hot. You’ll never know until you try… and all those other tired old cliche’s.
Really just be careful and have fun.
Posted by Destiny on December 10, 2007
Lol, perfume or cologne?
Is he an american? heheh must have been weird for you..
but one good hand deserves another turn! ^_^
Posted by aileen on December 12, 2007
Awww… how nice! That’s just so wonderful. Meeting a delish stranger is a fab experience all the same even if you didn’t get to trade numbers, emails, etc. with him.
Posted by Katy on December 13, 2007
Aw thats so sweet. Maybe you guys are destined to be together. =P
Posted by Morbid Romantic on December 17, 2007
It could have been a beautiful romance just like in the movies.
Posted by Sandra on December 17, 2007
How lucky of you to meet up with a guy like that! It must’ve been (in my mind) romantic, haha! Hope you’ll get almost the same experience next time
Posted by Lixin on December 17, 2007
That’s interesting.
Good luck!
Posted by Daniela on December 19, 2007
I find such situations very exciting, because you get to know a stranger in a few minutes and maybe will meet him again…
Posted by faye on December 20, 2007
his perfume was good i gather!
I love things like that. New and interesting situations.
Posted by Lisa on December 21, 2007
You should have gotten his phone number!
Posted by Nicolah on December 24, 2007
I would love to visit Amsterdam. I haven’t been to Europe in ages. I love your layout.
Posted by Kimberly on December 24, 2007
Wow it seems like something that would only happen in movies xD
That would’ve been a wonderful opportunity =)
Posted by hakeemm on December 25, 2007
wow thats sweet~!
Posted by Irene on December 27, 2007
WOW - what an interesting story! Perhaps your meeting this guy was kismet? I’ve heard stories of couples meeting just the same way, and being together for years and years. Who knows, maybe you’ll see him again. I certainly hope so!
Posted by Marsha on December 28, 2007
Ooh, why does that never ever happen to me. :p
I always wish some hot guy would ask me for directions, lol!
It would be quite cool if you met him again next year!
Posted by Gill on December 31, 2007
Ooh, that is a good start to the New Year! Congrats on chatting up a hottie.
Posted by Lydia on December 31, 2007
what a great chance! I wonder why I never get to talk to any handsome strangers. It’d be so much fun! harhar! Sadly only nerds and freaks are on my list…. oh. I’m such a loser. XD
hope you’re doing fine! have a wonderful New Year’s Eve.
Posted by Amy on January 3, 2008
Aww… How adorable, strangers meeting on a train.
It sounds like a story. I guess there will be plenty of other opportunities though. 
Hopefully all the others will smell just as nice or better. 
Posted by monkee on January 4, 2008
Infinite =O!! You didn’t get his digits?!?
Ah well, at least someone’s getting lucky on the train
Only perves talk to me on the train.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Posted by Rena on January 7, 2008
Happy New Year!!!
You lucky bum, only old ladies talk to me on the train. ):
There’s always a next time.
Posted by amy on January 8, 2008
lucky you! meeting a hot french guy on a train! all i ever see are scary hobos, lol.