Parked beside an Asian family at the garage
by the air pump, to put a bit of air in the tyres. They were already there and were having what sounded like a big argument (in Chinese, so I couldn't be sure, but their tone sounded argumentative).

As soon as they'd finished with their car, the entire family helped me with my car, to the extent that the matriarch of the family took it upon herself to take off all the valve covers and replace them after we'd finished. They were absolutely insistent and waved off my protest that I didn't want to hold them up.

I'm a 43-yo bloke who can scare small children with a look (pre morning coffee), so it's not as if I looked helpless. They were just honestly nice.

I love Asian families.
( argyleblanket The man on the roof works for me, Wed 7 Apr 2010, 23:27, Reply)