What???

totally random guy sitting behind me.. asks in swedish if I know much about computers as I sit here typing and checking my email. Then, oh you're american. He wanted to scan something. Told him to go to a place where they have scanners. He could tell I was being sarcastic. Said, "America. That's not a country anyone would want to be from." I said, "Last time I checked, you can't choose what country you're born into."
He says, "who knows? We're just little ants in a huge universe. We think we know so much but we know so little."
"you know," he says, I thought you were a lot older, with your grey hair. Why would a person choose to look so much older when they are young?"
WEll, I responded, I didn't realize that i looked older. I was bored. That's why, and so I died it blue and that was fun and I don't care how old I look.

"oh its blue is it."

Yes""

We continued to chat like this (why are you here, where are you staying, oh punk was coming out in my time, the revival is not the same as the original...) I asked him about the small oriental looking doll pinned to his bright red women's coat with fuzzy black lapels. He said, "oh this. I borrowed this. tomorrow I'm playing music on a train platform. It's traditional you know, they give out bread. I didn't want to wear a hood (santa cap) like all the others. So I borrowed this and I will wear a sparkly hat. I'm conducting. I play so much music.

you know, he said, I can tell that you are heavy in yourself.
What? I said. What exactly do you mean?

"I don't believe this," he said, "but some people, who have lived several lives before this one, they're like that." "I don't know how else to say it. When i was younger, i thought I was so adult and mature, and I acted so grown up. But everyone's racist. I think its better If we just get it out and struggle with our own demons. just struggle with it. But 80 percent of the population shouldn't be allowed to vote. That's not just Sweden or America or Belgium. But the whole world. Most people are just interested in drinking and partying on and sex and don't give a shit about anything else. I'm not saying that you don't like drinking and partying on and all that stuff, but it just seems like you have it figured out."

"I have to go smoke now" he said and put on his fitted red jacket.

I'll watch your plastic cups, I said.

Thanks