It’s a small world after all

For the second time in two days, I have asked English people where they are from in the UK here in Brisbane. Yesterday a girl told me that she was from Lincoln, but after telling her I am from Durham she told me she once lived in Bishop Auckland (a town within County Durham), the very place I was born. Today, a girl checked into my hotel and after asking where she was from she replied ‘Bishop Auckland’. Whaaaaaaaat.

Now these aren’t people I have met before, which was the topic of this post, however they are from the same town as me. A town a world away from here. Now I am not sure if this is sheer coincidence, or after my post I have started asking more and more people where they are from and getting more interesting results. But I am not kidding. Twice in two days people have mentioned my home town to me and it is just strange.

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The most recent one was surprising because her accent would never have made me guess. I was simply curious. She was born there but lived in Cairns here in Australia and has done for over a decade. The best part was that when I was talking to her about Cairns, a colleague walked over and said ‘Did I hear Cairns? I’m from there!’ They talked for a while about where exactly in Cairns before I asked about the English accent. That’s when I found out.

Two people in two days from the same small area of land in northern England as I am from, making it seem like the town with a population of just over 16,000 is much bigger than it is. I guess it shows that speaking to people you never have some has great benefits. It can start some fascinating conversations.

 

 

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20 thoughts on “It’s a small world after all”

    1. I lived in Durham for 10 years, my dad still lives there. I used to live on the Newton Hall Estate. Did you have a favourite pub in Durham? I used to drink in the Dun Cow because they had Castle Eden ale. Yes, it’s a small world.

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      1. Haha, that’s cool! I didn’t spend too much time in Durham as I am from 20 minutes outside of it, however I have heard of the Dun Cow. I don’t think I could say I have a favourite pub there as I was never a regular to any, however maybe I will try the Dun Cow next time I am there!

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  2. Not nearly as epic, but I have twice encountered much younger attendees of the same high school as me. One was literally my co-Teaching Assistant in 2010. The high school was in the Philadelphia suburbs, but we were meeting outside Boston.

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  4. It shows that although as we see the world as big, it actually is quite small in some respects. We met a couple that had just started a business in eastern Canada. Found out they come from a town about an hour away from where we live and had visited our little town on numerous occasions.

    Really love your blog. So, I nominated you for The Sunshine Blogger Award.

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    1. You never know who is walking around you everyday!

      Thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate it and I am glad you enjoy my posts. I hope you are having a great day.

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