On a busy high-street pavement, a tan Chihuahua stands with four paws on the ground and a loose lead, being greeted gently by a crouching older white man in a flat cap, while the dog's owner, a young white woman, smiles and holds the slack lead.

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The Kind Stranger

Stand at a busy bar on a Friday night and watch. The person waiting politely gets nowhere. The one leaning over, waving a tenner and calling out, gets served first, by a kind, harassed bar worker who just wants the noise to stop. And next Friday, guess who’s waving harder.

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