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OK, I grew up in a very small town in Maine, like 6000 people, and everyone knows everyone. I moved to Philadelphia after college and moved in with a girl I met down here through a mutual friend. Roommate was down in FL for vacation, in some random ladies' room somewhere, and strikes up a conversation with another lady using the facilities. They were both talking about the FL weather and my roommate says "Way nicer than winter in Philly, for sure!" The lady she's talking to says, "Well, I'm from Maine, so I'm loving this!" My roommate says, "My roommate is from Maine, what town are you from?" The lady says, "You've never heard of it," then says the same small town that I'm from. "No way! Do you know AOIILisa?" Turns out we had graduated together in the same class - and she said to say hello to me!
This story is less strange because Philly is a bigger place, therefore more people you could potentially know. My ex and I were in Positano, Italy on vacation. Positano is along the Amalfi coast, and not that easy to get to. We were dining in Chez Black and hear English being spoken at the next table (not that unusual) and then hear the word "Wawa" which is a chain of convenience stores in the Philly area. Turns out the guys at the next table were from Philly, they owned a restaurant and were on a business trip looking for new menu items.. but the one guy's sister and I worked at the same company, in the same department. It really IS a small world.
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