> ...how fabulously weird it was, here in a city of millions, that we’d cross paths twice.
I had a very similar experience 2 years ago at CES. I was a couple of rows behind someone on the flight with terrible hygiene, so bad I could smell it.
A couple days later in a convention center, I picked up the same smell. It was so distinct that immediately I knew it was him. I turned, and sure enough, there he was. I couldn't believe it.
Easy as it would be to mock him, it does make me wonder what impression I leave on total strangers.
In both cases, it's not quite as unlikely as "1 in millions" since travelers often go to the same places like conventions and museums. I've experienced that too where a stranger I met at a touristy lake appeared again at a convention I was attending, also in a city of millions.
I had a very similar experience 2 years ago at CES. I was a couple of rows behind someone on the flight with terrible hygiene, so bad I could smell it.
A couple days later in a convention center, I picked up the same smell. It was so distinct that immediately I knew it was him. I turned, and sure enough, there he was. I couldn't believe it.
Easy as it would be to mock him, it does make me wonder what impression I leave on total strangers.