I will talk to anyone who will talk to me, even though I'm really pretty much a loner. I hate mobile phones and don't have one. They make us communicate easier and quicker, but in my opinion not better.

I was at Manchester airport last year and this big guy sat down besides me. He got his phone out and was doing what most people were doing in the waiting area. Scrolling through stuff and looking at his screen.

A woman came past who was doing a survey about the service at the airport. I was honest and said no thanks I'm actually too tired to bother, I'm really sorry. Then she asked him and he said his English wasn't very good. The woman walked on, but I said with a laugh "Liar".

He was Dutch and I had heard him speaking English before. He looked at me and burst out laughing himself. He obviously appreciated my cheek, especially as it was the truth. Some guy went past with a cowboy hat on and he said that it was one of the Dooby brothers and that was probably why our flight was delayed. I said I had never heard of them so he said look it up on your phone. I haven't got one I said, which he thought was weird, so he looked it up on his and showed me.

All this then sparked off a conversation and soon we sat there laughing, having a banter and exchanging stories about our families etc...Then it was time to board the plane and he said, “it was really nice talking to you” and I said....”and that would never have happened if I would have been looking at my mobile phone”.........