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Coming through the door was a really tall, blond, muscular guy of about 28. He was wearing a dark blue suit and light blue shirt with a blue tie. Yuki knew a bit about the effect that colours have on people and could see Matt was projecting "Trust Me!". But he also had a stud earing in one of his ears which suggested that he might be a bit dangerous. But he was definitely very masculine and Yuki was momentarily mesmerised.
"He's so tall!" she said.
Matt heard her Japanese and replied in English. "Yep! Six foot five. Tallest guy in Sydney unless the basketball teams are playing!" He came over to her and extended his hand. "You must be Yuki! Very pleased to meet you".
Yuki took his hand and shook it. She knew she had to get used to this hand shaking thing. And his hand practically swallowed hers. His grip was friendly, warm and slightly coarse, as though he did some physical labour.
"You bought your drinks already!" he said in mock disappointment.
"Of course! We couldn't wait around for you to turn up! Kumiko replied.
Matt smiled, showing very bright teeth. "Oh well! Your loss." He turned to the Asian girl who was standing just behind him. Yuki hadn't noticed her. She was tall too. Short hair, baseball cap, T-shirt, a friendly smile with perfect teeth meant it was easy to guess where she was from.
"Anyong hasayo" said Yuki in Korean.
"Konbanwa" replied the Korean girl with a laugh. "I'm Hee Jung" she said, taking Yuki's hand and shaking vigorously.
She seemed to have worked out what Yuki was thinking and quickly leaned over and whispered in her ear "Matt's my language exchange partner...only!" then she smiled, gave Kumiko a quick hug then went over to the bar with Matt.
Kumiko saw Yuki's look and gave her a grin. "Once you've spent some time here you'll notice how open and unassuming a lot of people are. Even Koreans and Japanese get on well in Sydney!
"I'm more surprised by how forward everyone is!"
"Wait til you meet Adam!"
"Adam?"
Kumiko lifted her hand then dropped it at the wrist and feigned a slight lisp. "hello, darrrrrlings!" she said.
Yuki laughed. "Right. Interior designer or ballet dancer?"
"Hairdresser!"
"Of course! I'll look forward to meeting Adam!"