Conversations with Complete Strangers

I'm sitting here from the comfort of my living room watching a new Channel 4 documentary on the atrocities that have occured in Sri Lanka since 2008, there has been a civil war going on there, many people have been killed and the war crimes are terrible. I'm learning all this thanks to the guy in the petrol station. I struck up conversation with him at the end of my pizza delivery shift. After telling him all about what it is like to work at Dominoes, as I thought that was what he was asking (my ability to understand English is pretty poor), he eventually got through to me that this documentary was on tonight. I would be in bed now if I hadn't asked "how are you?"


My first interesting visit of the evening was to Exxon. Yes the big blue chip fuel/oil company. Turns out they have a huge great big base tucked away and hidden by trees in a rather residential location. Quite literally it is at the end of s residential road. I was blown away by how well Exxon appeared to look after its employees. Everyone seemed happy and relaxed, the building was very impressive and vast. The two guys I spoke to said I should apply for a job there, and that I shall do.


I next delivered to a place called Cargills. Hidden behind security enforced gates in the heart of wealthy Cobham, was a place I initially thought was a five star hotel - until I spotted "visitor parking". There was golf course, and fields and forests to walk through. There was even a lake with fecking geese and swans in it! The place was beyond excessive. Eventually I found my way in through the front door and delivered my goods to the security guard. I asked him what goes on here. "Investment", he replied. I didn't get a tip.