Couchsurfing.
As some of you know, I'm off to Canada in March. In preperation for this I've signed up to couchsurfing.com a social networking site for backpackers. It seems like a pretty good way to meet people. You can be offered a bed for the night, or just meet up with someone for a drink so they can show you around their home town.

This evening I played host for the first time and met up with a man who's staying in London for a few nights. The plan was to take him for a pint, show him around covent garden then head home (on my own) hoping I'd left him with a happy memory and good impression of London.

All was going well, we'd had a few beers and he asked if I'd like to join him in meeting up with someone else from the site who was drinking in London Bridge. I went, met this other woman (who was lovely by the way) and had a pleasant enough time (honestly if you ever get the chance to go to the art gallery/bar in London Bridge whos name I can't remember but will edit in when I do. You should really go, it's ace) before matey boy asked if I'd like to move on to somewhere else.
I don't have work tomorrow so I was up for a few more drinks with my new found friend.

Then he started asking questions.
Did I have a boyfriend?
Did I prefer British or foreign men?
Do English girls like getting drunk and having sex?
(there is no way I could have answered that question without sounding like some kind of floozy even if the answer is fucking yeah! Who doesn't?!)

Then, he asked one final question. A question that would make me suddenly remember I have an early start tomorrow and had to leave right that minute.
He told me I had beautiful hair, swiftly undid my ponytail and ASKED IF HE COULD SMELL MY HAIRBAND.

Now honestly, I'm no prude. But what kind of fucking weirdo asks to smell a stranger's hairband?

There are some odd people on the internet.


Oh and incase you're wondering. I said no.
( wanderlust, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 0:18, 21 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Hmmm...
At least he wasn't sleeping on your sofa.
Unless I've read this totally wrong.

But... Did you run, fast?
( Cawl, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 0:22, Reply)

woah..
..he should have been grateful enough for a free place to crash not to try it on with cheap lines that border on harrassment. If he's in your house then kick him out tomorrow at the earliest opportunity.
(raymond "three griddle pans" luxury yacht lovin' the christmas action, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 0:25, Reply)

@Kaol
He's not sleeping on my sofa
Thank Christ.
I couldn't run away as that would have be rude so I downed my drink and did the whole ohhhhh massive yawn, "My look at the time! Must be going." Routine.
I'm a bit pissed off because I thought it was meant to be about making new friends, not coming on to people and sniffing their hair :(

I'd just spend more time with you more if I wanted that.
( wanderlust, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 0:27, Reply)

Er...
Well you're always welcome to sniff my hair, if you so desire :|

I'm currently ripping Spiders 2 to my PC. *grins*
( Cawl, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 0:29, Reply)

hmmm boy hair tends to smell bad.
Not that I'm a hair sniffer or anything!

Is spiders 2 as amazingly fantastic as the first film?
( wanderlust, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 0:31, Reply)

I've not watched it yet,
I'm just copying it so I can give it back to the Trainee tomorrow.

EDIT: Save yourself!
( Cawl, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 0:32, Reply)

They won't all be nutjobs lusty.
Better luck next time.

In my experience, Canadians are some of the warmest, nicest people in the world, in general.

Might be worth adding 'No hair-sniffers' to your profile, just in case :O
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 0:34, Reply)

Suck on that bitch!
Oh no! My jacket appears to have come off. What a shame I'm just in my white T-shirt as I fall into that conveniently and unexplained pool of water. Ohhhhh look! I also know kung-fu even though I'm a journalist for a university newspaper.
( wanderlust, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 0:38, Reply)

Yep...
Spiders is a classic!

This one looks kinda better, I'm watching a few bits of it now.
There was a shower scene.
( Cawl, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 0:39, Reply)

aw, lusty, that's a crap evening
I am also hoping that he's not crashing at your place. some folks can't hold their drink. total fucktard.

hairband???
drinking and fucking???

you should've pushed him into the Thames. gaz me on that pub when you have time.
( cackers, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 0:45, Reply)

Can you leave feedback on couchsurfing?
Like eBay?
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 7:29, Reply)

A++++ VERY EFISHENT WOULD SNIFF AGAIN

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 7:38, Reply)

Me and my old flatmate had two very weird Poles foisted on us
by our mental Nazi German friend, a couple of New Years ago.

She didn't quite get the point of couchsurfing; she signed up so she could stay at other people's places, then every time someone wanted to stay with her she expected us to put them up 'because I'm a girl and it's not safe!'

Said Poles barely spoke any English, and were really weird and Gothy. Either they were a man and a woman or two men, jury's still out, but we think they were a couple. Very strange night going out on the piss with them!
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 8:51, Reply)

Fast and bulbous is Beefheart, right?
On the hair-sniffing thing, a mate of mine has scored more times by walking up to girls and asking if he can smell their hair.

Many let him and then he does this Hannibal Lecter meets Gary Oldman in Leon thing where he shudders and closes his eyes.

THEN THEY HAVE SEX WITH HIM!!!

Bastard.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 9:14, Reply)

I misread that as
'smell my husband'
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 9:16, Reply)

Odd people on the internet?
Surely not?
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 5 Feb 2009, 9:19, Reply)

I've got a mate does that too
Besieged by weirdo's I am.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 9:19, Reply)

Aye baz, off Trout Mask Replica
Hair smelling as chatting up technique eh?

*takes notes*
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 9:29, Reply)

Yeah, the lad is a demon with the women,
much of it seems to be about insulting the living shit out of them and not letting them get a word in.

I cant get over the amount of arseholes I know can pull this off.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 9:32, Reply)

Shut up you cunt
*touches cock*
( Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 9:39, Reply)

*takes notes*
Don't ask to sniff hair band. Gottit.

I do like the scent of a woman's hair myself but there's a fine line between being flirtacious and out and out sleaze *shudder*

All b3tans come sniff my lovely manhair: it's washed daily in Charles Worthington's finest anti-frizz.
( djtrialprice, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 10:26, Reply)