Encounters with Strangers
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DZQXEBI
Encounters with Strangers gives new meaning to the saying, "Never talk to strangers." Experience city living and traveling abroad in this humorous compilation of real-life interactions that happened between strangers and Nubia DuVall Wilson over the span of eight years. Starting as an obsession with compiling comical episodes on the New York City subway, Wilson’s collection of stories expanded over time to include situations while traveling and when she lived abroad in Taipei, Taiwan. From subway catfights and disgruntled panhandlers to bumping into celebrities, this book of outrageous shorts will keep readers entertained.
Based on the blurb, I wasn't enthusiastic about reading this book, but I was wrong. This is actually quite a funny book, full of short episodes that can be read in one or two minutes(what some people call a "bathroom book"). Some Taiwan readers will probably have fun reading about Nubia's adventures in Taiwan (Part Four, 22 out of 200 pages), such as her discovery that many students choose ridiculous English names: a student of hers, a doctor of all people, changed his English name from "Patrick" to "parasite."
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