We’ve all had the feeling of being stuck with someone we didn’t want to be around. Well, I got that at a waltzing workshop I went to tonight (which, for the record, I thoroughly enjoyed). One of my partners, a newbie, happened to be paired up with me several times. Now, let me stress that she was a perfectly nice person, and the fact that she was a beginner wasn’t a problem with me; in fact, she was picking it up well. However, toward the end of our last and final pairing, we had this exchange:
- Her: I apologize in advance if I barf on you. [She said it kind of like a joke, but I could sense she wasn't all jest.]
- Me: Oh…are you that dizzy? [We'd been doing a fair amount of turning.]
- Her: No.
- Me: …Are you…sick?
- Her: Kind of.
- Me: Oh.
- Inner thoughts: Oh, great. Thanks.
Context: I just had a cold two weeks ago. Needless to say, though I finished the dance out of politeness, there was much hand-washing directly after.
