It was lunch time on a random Wednesday and we were not in the mood to battle the crowds. McDonalds was close and convenient. There was a very large group of Asian women and their daughters close to us.
I really don't know what happened. You approached their block of tables and smiled and waved.
Whoosh.... the girls swarmed you. I look over and you are surrounded by these girls and they're trying to touch you, grab you, get you to smile and clap. They were completely infatuated with you. Nonni, Nonna and I just watched in amazement as you obliged each request. You performed but you also enjoyed yourself. You wanted to talk to them, allow them to touch your hair, hands, face.
Not that unusual, huh? Well these girls and their moms were from China and the extent of their English was "hi" and "bye." Then a mom is kneeling next to you putting on the smallest bracelet I have ever seen. It's red rope with a charm on it. The mom said, "from China." You can see on your wrist in one of the photos. Some of the moms snapped some pictures of you with the girls which all of you posed for but I couldn't communicate well enough to get the girls to pose again. I should have asked you to help me.
The Chinese girls caused such a raucous that the McDonalds almost shut down. The girls were squealing and laughing and so were you. People stopped and watched this exchange. It was quite a mob scene. I have no idea what made the Chinese girls go absolutely nuts over you. About 10 minutes went by and their tour guide came to pick the group up. All the girls waved goodbye and you reciprocated.
Nora, you truly don't discriminate against people. Those girls, for that moment, were your best friends. You were completely open, willing and excited to interact with them. If only world leaders could take a page out of your book...
Look at the bracelet!
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