[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]My first day in New York[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]At the Kennedy airport I told the[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow] cab driver[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]About the YMCA [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]He dropped me off in front of [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]the door.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]A woman checked me in[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]I dropped my luggage in the [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]room.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]Came out of the room looking [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]for a toilet.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]I saw few men standing in front [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]of the urinals[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]I stood in front of an empty one [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]and released m[/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]yself. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]Suddenly I noticed [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]someone is watching me.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]I looked over my shoulder.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]A sailor was standing next to [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]me[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]Half-mast.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]I was very impressed by the [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]warm welcome[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]And American hospitality.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]Being an Eastern and newly [/FONT][FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]arrived in this country,[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]I did not want to be rude.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]So I told him very politely[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow]"Thanks but I am vegetarian[/FONT]