Good find mate, have some rep, this is my first convo
You: hi
Stranger: hello
You: im in the uk
Stranger: dito
You: tff ?
Stranger: ?
You: scotland
Stranger: england
You: manchester united ?
Stranger: nope
You: ?
You: srely /
Stranger: not in this lifetime
You: oh no
You: lol
You: whats your team ?
Stranger: i don't follow football
You: ah ok
Stranger: ice hockey fan
You: sheffield ?
Stranger: na I'm canadian
You: edinburgh have a team
Stranger: don't follow the english leagues
You: canadian ah that explains
You: totonto are in nhl though
You: ?
Stranger: yeah they are
You: you like boston ?
You: my friend loves them
You: bruins i think they are
Stranger: I'm a vancouver fan
Stranger: yeah, it's the bruins
You: ah bc
You: you from there ?
Stranger: yes sir
You: ah so you are already british
Stranger: you know it?
You: lol
You: yes my cousin lives there
Stranger: cool
Stranger: love that place
Stranger: had to marry an english woman...lol
You: thinkits musqueam
You: ?
You: near the uni
You: so where you end up in uk ?
Stranger: yeah I know it
Stranger: london
You: ah what part, my missus from bermondsey
Stranger: that's near
Stranger: Blackheath
You: was there last weekend
You: ah i would have been there but for the A2 raodworks
You: what the hell they digging up ?
Stranger: haha yeah those are pissing me off
You: missed the sun in the sands
You: had to go through A20
You: took 2 hours
Stranger: my guitarist lives near there
You: you are in a band ?
Stranger: yeah, just a side project away from making movies
You: my goodness
You: elstree i guess
Stranger: Pinewood
You: ah ok
You: that must be interesting and varied
Stranger: I have the greatest job in the world
You: is it drama ?
Stranger: it's loads of projects - I'm a camera man
You: ah right for any particular movie house ?
You: like mgm
Stranger: no sir, I'm freelance
You: ah ok, i guess its a trade where there will always be work
You: what does the missus do ?
Stranger: nurse
You: ah ok, so not same trade as you
You: unless its a hospital drama !
Stranger: and she would have to retrain if moving to canada so that was kinda a no go
Stranger: there were other reasons but....
You: so how the heck did you meet a nurse from blackheath from BC ?
Stranger: haha I was living here for a year studying
Stranger: met her on my 2nd week in the country
You: ah right
Stranger: what do you do?
You: oil industry yes, in aberdeen
Stranger: oh ok
You: deal with many canadian companies
Stranger: oh yeah?
You: lots of work in nefoundland (st johns / halifax)
You: yeh like CNR
Stranger: anything in saskatoon?
You: doesnt ring a bell, think thats the oil sands (calgary area?)
Stranger: not far out
You: yes its on the radar
You: im on the offshore drilling side
Stranger: ok
You: lots of people from hear moving to alberta though
You: to do oil sands
Stranger: plus no tax
Stranger: lol
You: lol yeh, so big canda community in london
You: you been to any of the meets ?
You: especially kensington way
Stranger: na not really
Stranger: you know a lot about london eh?
You: guess you wont have so much time
Stranger: you live down here as well?
You: i know london like back of my hand yes
You: go to lots of united away games there
Stranger: ah rite
You: and wife has lots of family there we visit
You: most actually are less them 10 miles from ypu
You: to the east
Stranger: howd a guy from scotland end up with a lady from bermondsey?
You: (bexley)
You: the internet in 2001
Stranger: oh yeah?
Stranger: nice
You: yes the original days of freeserve chatrooms
Stranger: I see
You: they dont tend to exist now
You: cos of some sick people
Stranger: i understand why
Stranger: first person i spoke to on this was asking me when I last had sex
You: its a shame as it was fun way of interacting with other people, the chatrooms
Stranger: I agree
You: yes you will get some kids on here
You: not a word of sense in their vocabulary
You: but we were like that I suppose in our teens too
Stranger: Too ture
Stranger: true^
You: been some russians as well
You: really strange mix
You: its a funny concept talking to strangers
You: but we do it at work every day
You: you would too I am sure 1
Stranger: as do I
Stranger: I guess it's the mystery of it all tho
You: how you get into that game then
You: you have to stufdy media ?
Stranger: I studies film at vancouver film school
You: ah right, a specific course ?
Stranger: got a break doing a commercial for red robin
Stranger: directing programme
You: yeh
You: so you make moveies, play in a band, married to a nurse and live in blackheath
You: thats a great combination !
Stranger: It is what it is I guess, it's all i know every morning
You: oh well, I best be getting on Scotland v Iceland away to start, nice speaking
Stranger: you too
You: bye
Stranger: have a good one buddy