What is it with people who smile to themselves? Not just a casual smile but one that looks like they are ready to burst out in some sort of maniacal laughter. I find it just a little unnerving.

Yesterday, I was in Vancouver's Chinatown and stopped to eat lunch in some Hong Kong-style restaurant when, sitting across from me was a solitary man who was eating his lunch. This man was eating his lunch, looking around the restaurant and smiling this weird smile. His eyes were laughing but not in a cute way. I kept thinking that he was amused that there was a white girl in the place but I don't know. Just before I left, he started talking to a woman who was sitting next to me. I never did figure out what was going on as they were speaking Chinese together.

I have to laugh at that kind of situation. It was funny that I didn't understand in a city where primarily English is spoken. It reminds me of being in a country where English is not spoken but without the expense of flying there.

That's what is so great about cities like Vancouver. You can go on an exotic holiday and not have to worry about travelling a long time nor the exchange rates.