Europeans and Juice... Tuesday, October 28

We have a new Hulkie and he's, well it's safe to say, much older than the rest of Hulkies here but he's a pretty cool dude with a very open and "worldly mind", I suppose you could say.  Today marked the second time I've randomly walked into the locker room and walked in on him half naked as he changed for training.  It also marked the second time I've apologised, reminded him that we do have change rooms for changing in, and he's started a conversation with me while standing beside me half naked.  Props to him though, for being a man of his age and being confident and comfortable enough in his skin to stand there so exposed as such.  I, on the other hand, totally blushed at the sight of him.  He had joined our club when I was in Thailand and so the first time I actually ever saw him and met him was running into him in the changeroom, too funny.

"But you're European", was what he said to me in response to my apology today.  I wasn't too sure on what that had anything to do with the situation but then the situation got a whole lot weirder when he got his wallet and passed me $20.  "Here, for you.  Go now, buy juice for you", he told me in his best attempt to speak English.  I left the locker room with twenty dollars in my hand, scratching my head with my other hand and a very confused look on my face.

It wasn't until he finished changing that I was able to talk to him again, with Snickers, and put the pieces together of our very strange encounter.  As it turns out, he's been to Europe.  He recognised my last name as being Polish and he's made this strange correlation with Europeans and nude beaches.  For the record, I'm mainly Polish/Canadian, born in Canada, but I also have Austrian and Ukrainian in my family line, but I've never been to a nude beach.  As for the excessive money for the juice, turns out he wanted me to buy two boxes of juice for me to enjoy and share with others here at the club.  The whole situation was just strange but after we all had a good laugh about it... over some juice... hahaha.