Eating a meal with a stranger is not uncommon in Europe. People do it all the time. Most European don’t share our American ideal of solitude. This is a story of a one time event that lived in memory for a very long time.
How much can you learn by observing the products people buy? Cars, appliances, clothes, groceries – especially groceries. Is he a Coke guy or a Pepsi man? Are they a Ford family or a Honda household? What’s their breakfast beverage; coffee or tea?