Last Night in Midtown Manhattan
I was walking around midtown. For the first time ever since I have lived in New York City, someone handed me a camera and asked me to take a photo. With a friendly, "of course!" I took the camera and snapped the photo. It was of a couple, guy and a girl, around 30 I would guess. After snapping the photo, I asked, "where are y'all visiting from?" (Please forgive the dangling participle.) The guy replied, "Brooklyn."
"Really?" I said. "And you're being tourists in Manhattan?
"Well, we are Russians. New to Brooklyn."
"Hey, I know a Russian Orthodox Priest. Are you one of those?"
"No, we're Jewish."
Should I have known that, and should I be embarrassed now?
"Really?" I said. "And you're being tourists in Manhattan?
"Well, we are Russians. New to Brooklyn."
"Hey, I know a Russian Orthodox Priest. Are you one of those?"
"No, we're Jewish."
Should I have known that, and should I be embarrassed now?
posted by Michael Vernon at Wednesday, May 10, 2006
2 Comments:
No, you shouldn't have known that, and you shouldn't be embarrassed. Granted, your guess was a longshot, but I don't really see any harm! :)
I'd probably grab the camera and run.
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