A random encounter
So today, I ran into Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, well-know politician and former prime minister of Denmark.
I had just visited my former boss at my old school, said hi to a few former colleagues, and was heading for the elevator.
Suddenly, I got the feeling the guy standing next to the elevator looked somewhat familiar, and it didn’t take me long to remember who he was. I pushed the elevator-button, and pretended not to have noticed – after all, I would be annoyed if everybody wanted to say hello just because they knew who I was. Then the following very meaningful conversation happened:
Poul Nyrup: ‘Excuse me, do you know where political sciences are?’
*Jonas trying to gather his thoughts after actually been addressed by a person you most often see on TV*
Poul Nyrup quite quickly before I had a chance to say anything: ‘Oh, you probably don’t know that’ (it doesn’t translate that well, but was a very empathetic statement to the fact that I probably didn’t know)
Jonas coming back with an answer: ‘Oh, you just go down through the other side [*pointing towards the wall, thinking through it, but probably not communicating it that well*] and across the square and it should be right there. It’s been a while since I was here…’
*A very helpful secretary now comes running (literally) out of her office 20 meters away to offer her assistance and gestures Poul Nyrup and his companion into her office, as she has a window overlooking the building in question.*
Poul Nyrup: ‘Thank you very much. Thank you.’
And gone he was. But, even with my stuttering attempt at explaining the way to political sciences, I did meet and speak with the former Danish prime minister – how cool is that? 
Somehow, I keep running into key (or former key) political figures in Denmark this week 
2 comments oktober 30th, 2007