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indigo_rose99I have gotten up early in hotels around the world to climb the stairs for exercise. Ireland, England, China... On the rare occasions I have encountered other people, they have never said anything more to me than "Good Morning."
This morning, over the sound of my ipod, I faintly heard, "Stop! You can't go down there!" ...Oops. It was a hotel employee, trying to stop me from going down to floor -1. I explained that I would be happy to go to the gym, if only it would open at 5am like civilized gyms (I left out the "civilized" part, though I thought it loudly.) Once he understood that I was simply going up and down the stairs, he let me be.
Only to say "hello" as he passed through other floors. And then later stopped to ask me what I was reading and where I am from in America. He found Texas an unforgivable sin, though I hastened to explain that I voted against W, as much as one can. Well, that part was OK, and we we were off into a discussion of the current presidential candidates. He is against Obama because he fears an assassination in the first few months in office. You know how racially primitive and prejudiced we are in the US? Not like civilized countries in Europe. Not that he said it like that.... *grin* But that was clearly what he meant.
This morning, over the sound of my ipod, I faintly heard, "Stop! You can't go down there!" ...Oops. It was a hotel employee, trying to stop me from going down to floor -1. I explained that I would be happy to go to the gym, if only it would open at 5am like civilized gyms (I left out the "civilized" part, though I thought it loudly.) Once he understood that I was simply going up and down the stairs, he let me be.
Only to say "hello" as he passed through other floors. And then later stopped to ask me what I was reading and where I am from in America. He found Texas an unforgivable sin, though I hastened to explain that I voted against W, as much as one can. Well, that part was OK, and we we were off into a discussion of the current presidential candidates. He is against Obama because he fears an assassination in the first few months in office. You know how racially primitive and prejudiced we are in the US? Not like civilized countries in Europe. Not that he said it like that.... *grin* But that was clearly what he meant.
