I was working in Mongolia in the middle of the Gobi with an international drill crew in the early 90’s and met with one of the camel trains which still ply the silk route across the country from China to Russia.
The old camel driver was Mongolian and only spoke a few english words – he proudly shared his total vocabulary with me ‘Bobby Charlton number one!’ and ‘Manchester United’ I was truly impressed and had no idea where he learnt this, but it was a great conversation starter!
I am not a football fan but truly impressed that someone who lives in the desert all his life had even heard of football let alone an english player and team !
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Dawn x
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