Durham is full of interesting people and lucky for me I have met and befriended them:
Tony - My Nigerian flatmate working on MA in Finance. He routinely tells me, in the most friendly manner possible, that as a woman I should be submissive because I came from his rib. This weekend I am going to cook him french toast for breakfast and he is very excited. We are also headed on an expedition to London soon to find a mythical Nigerian market with cheap fish.
Joe - The local fishmonger who has consented to get me a fresh slab of raw salmon every Wednesday to satiate my sashimi cravings. Today he gave me a free bag of winkles to try! He tells me to come back early next week and he will bring his 'The Hangover' DVD for me to borrow because I "absolutely MUST see it."
Giovanni - The owner of the Italian shop in the Durham Indoor Market. Today I bought fresh pasta, tomato sauce, olive oil, the works. Next week it is Strega, Limoncello and bottles of red wine. He seems genuinely happy to have another semi-Italian person in Durham and speaks to me in Italian even though I only get about 40% of what he is saying. No matter what he always says goodbye with a, "Ciao, Angelina!"
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