I sometimes wonder if city dwellers are so used to being surrounded by people that we have begun to feel comfortable only when near others. SB and I can hike all the way out to Tai Long Wan and settle on a far section of the beach and invariably another couple will set up right next to us.
This afternoon we located a patch of grass in the Happy Valley recreation ground to throw the lacrosse ball back and forth and not ten minutes later a couple walked up with their small child and a soccer ball. There was an entire soccer pitch to utilize but they wanted to be right next to us which meant that we could no longer be there because unlike the parents, we foresaw possible reasons why not to hurl a solid rubber ball next to a small child.
This afternoon we located a patch of grass in the Happy Valley recreation ground to throw the lacrosse ball back and forth and not ten minutes later a couple walked up with their small child and a soccer ball. There was an entire soccer pitch to utilize but they wanted to be right next to us which meant that we could no longer be there because unlike the parents, we foresaw possible reasons why not to hurl a solid rubber ball next to a small child.
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But they're stuck in the parallel play mode. Perhaps that's why the marry and hello kitty and other soft toys feature so prominently in the wedding photos.