the Starbucks was full...
an intelligent looking Russian couple waiting for their orders saw a table they had espied coming free grabbed by one of the many teen girls typical in them
knowing I was to leave, I caught the woman's searching eye, indicating that my table would be free.
gathering my books and coat, she approached speaking English to me -- which virtually never happens due to my "Russian appearance".
"Why did you speak to me in English?"
"I didn't know if you spoke Russian."
"But how did you know I was a foreigner and not Russian?"
"I don't know...I guess it was the politeness."
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