Man: Long way lound? Me: Sorry Im not... Man: [shouting to the rest of his group] Long way lound!!! Then, as if responding to a battle cry, a busload of tourists pour through a set of bi-fold doors and flashmob the bike. Before I know it a train of Taiwanese women are taking turns at draping themselves over my handlebars in hilariously suggestive ways while their partners snap away. One guy grabs my white helmet off the bike mirror and proclaims star war!! to the laughing crowd as he squeezes his head inside. A woman lifts her husbands leg awkwardly over the bike and pushes him into the saddle like it was an oversized amusement park ride. All I can do is stand and grin in complete amazement at how familiar theyd become with my gear you know? Then they signal for me to stand next to my bike so they can take a few more photos— each with a different person pulling the customary asian 1, 2, 3, yay!! peace sign gesture. Its only after the bus driver yells — which I can only assume is 5 more minutes in mandarin — does the group take a few hurried pics of the Golden Gate Bridge and file back into the bus. Hey sometimes you just have to let people believe what they want to believe I reckon.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:47:38 +0000
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