Quote: (01-11-2013 09:31 AM)thegmanifesto Wrote:
Quote: (01-11-2013 05:45 AM)bojangles Wrote:
Alicante,
Interesting.
Can you break this down a little more?
It was the one day (a Saturday) I actually got up at midday and decided to walk around the town, it was quite warm for November about 20C so very good conditions. I'd only just got into game a few months earlier so I was going around doing 'beta style' approaches. I wish I was more experienced, the reception I got was brilliant, I think I sarged about 15 sets, I remember getting 5 numbers. (had to 'hail mary' these due to me flying out the next morning)
I had no spanish skills so had to really gauge the girls I was approaching as to whether or not I thought they were studenty enough to know english and if yes then I'd run with Johnny Wisdom opener - "Hey <pause> I just saw you walking by <point and pause> I knew i would be kicking myself if I did not talk to you <pause> you are gorgeous/cute/sexy <pause> who are you?"
If thought they probably didnt speak english, it was 'Hey, excuse me one minute <single finger wave x2), how good is your english?' Then I'd tease them on that and build from there.
I did not explore the town as well as I could due to not knowing the place well and having only ventured around in the dark and to certain bars. The areas I waltzed around were between 2 parks, a Wasabi food joint was on that street and bar called Soho Parc. It was very close to the Marina. I did a few sets down some of the side streets that went up and down the little hill, they were really busy so some sets were logistically hard to stop and open.
Lisbon was similar to the above, old man had an errand to run with his cousin in some farm or some shit, day trip, dropped me off in town and left me there for a few hours. I did the same opens as the above and just walked about, he dropped me off near the Natural History Musuem, I just walked up and down that road it was fairly busy, there was 2 parks and it was June and close to 30C. One set who I did number close was probably only receptive because she heard me speaking in English when buying some water from a stand.
Both were in 2008, damn it seem like an age ago now.