Flirtation Quota: Accomplished

daily reccomended dose of casual flirtation

You know what I'm really enjoying at the moment? Flirting.

I set myself a challenge a few weeks ago to make sure I flirt with at least one woman a day, and so far it's working. I have to admit, I'm pretty sure it brightens their day, but it sure as hell makes mine a whole lot better.

And I'm not talking about using some chat-up-line, by the way. I don't ask women whether the tear in their tights is a stairway to heaven, no, I'm simply talking about casual chatter with just a hint of over-the-top. For instance, I was chatting to a very attractive dark-haired counter-service girl in a chemists the other day:

Me: *tongue in cheek straight face look* Nice shirt.
Her: *look of suprise, slow spread of smile across face* "thanks...?"
Me: *still straightfaced, slight smirk* "Do you all get that for a uniform or are you just the fashionable one?"
Her: *playing along, quick giggle* "Yeah, that's me, always trying to show the others up."

I can't remember the rest, somehow I got talking about something or other and then I finished and walked away.

When buying an afternoon coke from a bored looking blonde barmaid:

Me: "Pint of coke please"
Her: "Would you like ice?"
Me: *pretending to be sarcastic asshole* "If you Brits* have evolved to the point that you know what that is, then yes please."
Her: "Oh I see, well it looks as though you're in luck." *pours the coke*
Me: "Very good. Well tell me this, does this island of primitives happen to have any lemons or limes?"
Her: *laughs* "Yes indeed we do. Would you like some?"
Me: *pretend impatience* "Indeed I would, if that's quite alright with you."
*she hands the drink to me*
Me: *looks at coke with slightly disgusted look* "What, no little pink umbrella?"

I'm not sure how well this sounds over the blog, but trust me it was flirting. One thing I'll miss alot about the UK is how well dry humour and sarcasm goes down. If I tried half the stuff listed above in other places I'd be looked at like a plague victim.

So far, I haven't been slapped.

So far...



*I'm from the US, living in the UK