Was standing in the queue at the Post Office, merrily minding my own business, when suddenly I heard a “HEY! (in Chinese) blah blah blah blah” directed at me.

“Eh?? Bu Dong. Ying wen?” I said (meaning: I don’t understand. English?)

“Blah blah blah……!”, the guy at the counter responded, speaking even faster in Chinese.

Everyone in the queue turned around and looked at me.

“Yes!!! Blah blah blah… tv.. blah blah blah” said someone in the queue, in Chinese, pointing at me.

“Blah blah blah!!!!!” said one or two more people, shifting around to peer at me more closely.

After much sign language and me asking them to repeat themselves sllooooowwwly so I could understand, I finally figured it out: They were saying “Hey! I saw you on TV!” and other assorted exclamations along that line.

Totally freaked and unsure how to respond to a bunch of people staring curiously at me, I said “Eh, really? Oh… wow.”

“It’s you, RIGHT?? I watch that show every day!”, someone said.

“Oh.. yes. Heh.”, I blushed.

And then I ran off 😛

It’s an English channel, who knew that so many locals would watch that?!?! What a coincidence!