English: “Hold your horses goddammit!!” I first heard this French expression [which, I think is hilarious!] a few weeks ago from someone I’ve been hanging around with quite a bit lately.
Today, while I was on the bus, an extremely rude woman got on with her baby carriage and was trying to shove her way through. One lady didn’t move and the lady with the carriage started yelling at her while continuing to push through. I was slightly annoyed and was about to say something when the first lady turned around and said: “Aye, on se calme les ponpons!” I looked at her and just started laughing. She smiled and shrugged her shoulders. Funny how things can become funny all of a sudden.
Another strange coincidence this morning: while I was waiting for the bus, an elderly couple who [I'm assuming] have seen me around the neighbourhood started talking to me as if I was an old friend: “How are you? You must be really busy these days with school and exams! Are you almost finished university?”. I find old people senior citizens fascinating, so I spoke to them for some time. I told them how I was leaving to Sweden for 6 months and they said they were headed to the Swedish consulate to sort some things out. They were from Sweden; what are the odds!? I’ve seen these people around, but only spoke to them today.
We touched on a variety of topics ranging from the environment to cars to technology to outsourcing jobs and a few other random things. She said: “I really don’t envy your generation. You are going to have so much to deal with! It’s really scary when I think about it.” I smiled and told her that you can see where things are going and be scared OR you can see where things are going and take it as a challenge to make things better. It was my stop and that was the end of the conversation. I wonder when I’ll see those people again…
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