A guy messages me on gaydar, and of course we start chatting a bit. As you know i'm keen to meet new people and make new friends, so why not. He lived in the northern suburbs but one weekend he told me he was going to be near where I live, so we made plans to meet. I suggested a drink, he said how about coffee? And coffee it was to be.
Things didn't get better at all. He was an Aussie but of French/Palestinian heritage and had lived both in France and Gaza for many years. He was wearing one of the Yasser Araft teatowels as a scarf, lol. I didn't tell him I was Jewish, I figured he might press the detonator.
One of the great quotes of the night was that he would only become friends with a) people he could have an intelligent conversation with (which is a bit overboard but whatever) and b) people that were open to his political views and beliefs. Within 15 minutes of meeting him he'd already told me his thoughts on September 11, the wars on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, and that Israel was killing all the Palestinians. He worked in pharmaceuticals so I'm sure he had something to do with chemical weapons R&D, lol.
I was dying to get out of there (lest he detonate, lol) it was just too awkward. Any conversation between us was started by me, otherwise we would've sat in silence. After almost an hour I figured enough was enough, and we went our separate ways. And he wonders why he has no friends....
Had it been a date, I would've called it the date from hell. Alas it was just a random stranger from gaydar who probably will never have any friends unless his social skills improve immensely. The moral of the story is to try to be more picky when it comes to meeting random people for a bevvy. Or just chat more before you decide to meet. And maybe stick to people on this side of the river :) I'm glad though in further blog posts things have improved immensely.
Jay
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For starters, I must say that I feel deprived. We don't have a chain of chocolate/churros here in Canada. I demand one! Churros are so good they almost taste sinful. Anyway, enough of the churros.
While you were talking to the guy, did you get a hint at all of what he was like in real life? I've found that too many times when I chat with someone on the net it's like they want me to see a photoshopped airbrushed version of their personality. Then, when I meet them in real life, it's almost like one of those horrible celebrity sightings that they show in the Enquirer or another gossip rag.
I am not in a position to judge anybody given my background, but that doesn't stop me from offering my opinions. I'm a half Latin American/half Arabic man who grew up in Central American and then lived half his life in Canada. Having said that, the people I respect the most are those with strong ideals but who have the ability to respect the opinions and views of others. This dude definitely was not in that category.
I will end by offering a suggestion... at least for a couple of weeks, check the underside of your car before you drive off :-)
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