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"Hello, hi.... sorry everyone."
The man calling out on the crowded Northern line was American.
"I don't do this very often. Not sure why I said that as I've never done this before. Please don't worry I'm not begging, I've been here for two weeks, visiting your lovely country, and was hoping to meet someone but guess.. hey that was wasn't to be. Listen I'm making a mess of this and a fool of myself. My names Cal by the way."
With that he awkwardly stumbled off at Tottenham Court Road into the throng.
Three unconnected women also alighted at the same station, moved by what he said.
They were lost too.