NYTimes에일주일에한번짤막한독자들의일기가실린다.
재미있는게있어서스크랩했었는데도망갈까봐여기다남긴다.
어느여자화장실에서일어난일.
DearDiary:
IhadbarelysatdownwhenIhearavoicefromtheotherbathroom
stallsaying,"Howareyou?"Idon'tknowwhatgotintome,butI
answeredsomewhatembarrassed,"Doingjustfine."Andtheother
personsaid,"Sowhatareyouupto?"(Whatkindofaquestionisthat?)
Atthatpoint,Iwasthinking,"Thisistoobizarre,"soIsaid,"Uh,I'mlike
you--justtraveling."AtthispointIwasjusttryingtogetoutasfastas
IcouldwhenIheardanotherquestions."CanIcomeover?"O.K..this
wastooweirdforme,butIfiguredIcouldjustbepoliteandendtheconver-
sation.Ianswered:"No.I'malittlebusyrightnow."
ThenIheardthepersonsay,nervously:"Listen,I'llhavetocallyouback.
There'sanidiotinthenextstallwhokeepsansweringallmyquestions."
DorothySeeber
HandPhone대화인줄누가알았겠는가.
아마나같았어도전부대꾸해주었을것이다.
Dorothy역시인사로친절하게일일이대꾸해주다가얼간이소리를들었다.