Hmm...

An interesting conversation between me and my Indian grocer at Sainsbury's today....note that all his quotes were heavily accented so there was a slight confused pause on my part after everything he said.

Him: Good afternoon. How are you?

Me: Good thanks how are you? 

Him: Good....where are you from? Germany?

Me: (Germany?? really??) Ahh no. America. 

Him: What are you doing here? 

Me: (pause at the uncharacteristically invasive questions as he bags my broccoli)

Him: Studying?

Me: Yes

Him: What are you doing here? Arent all the best universities in the States? 

Me: Just studying for a little while?

Him: (completely ignoring me) Harvard, Yale, Princeton...blah blah blah

At this point, I ended up just walking away mid-college list. He did ask an important question though: why am I studying here when the US education system is so good? I'm a little annoyed I didn't have a satisfactory answer, but next time, I will say that this year is my "social education" to meet strange people like him. I guess I did find his knowledge of the Ivy League amusing.