So Im standing on the Mont Blanc bridge waitin to meet up with Ottavia cause shes comin with me to look at a flat.
Theres a bunch of, lets just say 'gangsta types' a little down the road. One guy asks me for a cig, Im a nice enough guy, I give him one and even light it for him... I've been around enough of the type so to say that I perceive them as clowns moreso than a threat is pretty accurate. The guy is way too overfriendly and walks off... I check my back pocket 'Oh no you didn't you *** ** * *****!'
Run after the kid, grad him by the collar... he looks at me as if he just pissed himself, hands me back my wallet and says 'Pardon.' I looked at him with a mixture of im-about-to-throw-you-in-the-lake and pure confusion. I guess for him tryin to steal my wallet and gettin caught was equivalent to giving someone too little change back. So yeah, that was interesting... I know that from the rougher areas in Sydney and back in NYC... didn't expect that in this town though haha.
Oh well, but much worse, I went for some pints at the Pickwick or whatever afterwards with Matt. 8 CHF pints!?!?!? How? Why?
So Im standing on the Mont Blanc bridge waitin to meet up with Ottavia cause shes comin with me to look at a flat.
Theres a bunch of, lets just say 'gangsta types' a little down the road. One guy asks me for a cig, Im a nice enough guy, I give him one and even light it for him... I've been around enough of the type so to say that I perceive them as clowns moreso than a threat is pretty accurate. The guy is way too overfriendly and walks off... I check my back pocket 'Oh no you didn't you *** ** * *****!'
Run after the kid, grad him by the collar... he looks at me as if he just pissed himself, hands me back my wallet and says 'Pardon.' I looked at him with a mixture of im-about-to-throw-you-in-the-lake and pure confusion. I guess for him tryin to steal my wallet and gettin caught was equivalent to giving someone too little change back. So yeah, that was interesting... I know that from the rougher areas in Sydney and back in NYC... didn't expect that in this town though haha.
Oh well, but much worse, I went for some pints at the Pickwick or whatever afterwards with Matt. 8 CHF pints!?!?!? How? Why?
Andy HOct 22, 2009 @ 14:12
Nice going Andy, and a very nice welcome to Geneva :-)
Did you throw him in the river or not?
And where were all of his 'gangsta' friends while all of this was going on?
Oded
Nice going Andy, and a very nice welcome to Geneva :-)
Did you throw him in the river or not?
And where were all of his 'gangsta' friends while all of this was going on?
Oded
SiteAdmin Oded, Oct 22, 2009 @ 14:24
Andy H, Oct 22, 2009 @ 14:33
You're probably right Andy - smart call.
Stef__Granny, Oct 22, 2009 @ 15:16
8CHF is rather cheap for Geneva. :-(
JulianT, Oct 22, 2009 @ 15:25
Welcome to Geneva - once bitten twice shy.
Jill
Welcome to Geneva - once bitten twice shy.
Jill
JillyB, Oct 22, 2009 @ 16:28
Welcome...
Welcome...
Oct 22, 09 16:35
Thats an Aussie thing!!
Aussie Aussie Aussie!
@Andy -
I noticed that your name is Andy H. That and your story keep reminding me of Andy Hug - a legendary Swiss kick boxer who, sadly, died a couple of years ago.
Lucky for these ganstas they ran into Andy H and not Andy Hug :-)
Oded
@Andy -
I noticed that your name is Andy H. That and your story keep reminding me of Andy Hug - a legendary Swiss kick boxer who, sadly, died a couple of years ago.
Lucky for these ganstas they ran into Andy H and not Andy Hug :-)
Oded
SiteAdmin Oded, Oct 22, 2009 @ 21:00
@Andy -
I noticed that your name is Andy H. That and your story keep reminding me of Andy Hug - a legendary Swiss kick boxer who, sadly, died a couple of years ago.
Lucky for these ganstas they ran into Andy H and not Andy Hug :-)
Oded
Oct 22, 09 21:00
Andy H, Oct 23, 2009 @ 10:07
libby m, Oct 23, 2009 @ 14:14