Here I am, at a coffee shop minding my own business while sucking down a macchiato and I get interrupted by a bloke in his 20’s looking as nervous as hell who asks me a question:
“Uh, sorry to bother you”, he stumbled over his own words. “but you look like the type of guy who would have one… I uh.. You wouldn’t happen to have a spare condom on you?”
“A wha?”. I heard him fine, it was just amusing to watch the poor bugger try and repeat himself.
“A condom.. Y’know, a franga”.
“Yes I just so happen to have one on me”, I replied with no attempt at hiding my amusement. At this point I realised I had started speaking in a posh British accent, not wanting to look the fool, I continued. “But I am curious, you said I looked like I was the type to have one on me… What exactly gives me the illusion of being a condom carrying citizen?”.
“I dunno”, he squeaked “it was my girlfriends idea really. She reckons most guys who are gay carry condoms on them”.
“Ah right…” I said handing over the goods. “I guess that’s a valid observation.. Apart from the fact that I’m not gay”.
At this point I was still mildly amused over the strange sequence of events and was expecting him to apologise profusely but all I got was - “Really? Wow…. Well, thanks for this”. He waved the square plastic prize as if it were the golden ticket to the chocolate factory and walked off.
Now, I don’t usually mind it when people assume that I am gay. Actually, it seems to be a a common question I get asked a lot recently - but by people who have chatted to me for at least 15 minutes. This guy on the other hand had already come to me on the preconceived notion that I was with no basis for that conclusion aside from a visual observation.
So I ask you people - eh?
Is it the hair? I mean honestly..
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