Being Stranded Experience

Last time i came to US, on my return...i got stranded in Amsterdam for couple of hours. Our connecting flight got cancelled thrice and finally they said, u guys have to stay for the night and take the flight in the morning. The airlines said, they will provide us accommodation and also take care of the food expenses etc...

It was amazing to see how people bonded, i had a middle seat in the plane(did i not tell u, my luck is running out these days), next to me on left was a school teacher, who taught in Nicobar and had gone to see her two sons settled in US, another person who sat on my right was a guy in his forties, who had settled in US, going to India on vacation.

The lady asked me to share the hotel room with her.

There was one more female, whom i got to meet, she was travelling to India along with her aunt first time after marriage, it seems she came to Sweden to meet her cousin, she fell in love with some Swedish guy, got married and now she is going for the first time to meet her family.
I was bit surprised to hear her story, as she came from a very orthodox background, and it seems her parents were all fine with it.

Also met a old couple, who were coming back after meeting there daughter, it was nice to hear about some of there views.

Before i left US, had very recently seen Before Sunrise/Afer Sunset movies, and i was in my dream world of meeting my Mr Right and i thought, what if i meet someone here, who is also stranded like me(ya, i am crazy :).

During the duration we were together, the two co passengers knew everything about me, and i also got to know so much...so at the near end of our journey, in the flight we were helping each other pick gifts based on the coupons the airlines gave us.

We Indians, have so much tendency to inquire...i remember we reached a time, when i felt these two people were asking me too much personal questions, i better wear my headphones.

Its also amazing to feel the concern, while at the hotel, i wanted to send mail, and as i was going down in search for a cafe in hotel, another couple asked me if everything was fine at my end, as they made out i was alone.

Nice Experience!