I had a terrible journey back from Bangkok last week .
neutral
user
Really ? Why ? What happened ?
surprise
assistant
Well , first of all , the taxi that was taking me from the client's office to the airport broke down on the freeway .
neutral
user
Oh , no .
surprise
assistant
Yes , and the driver didn't speak any English or Chinese and he didn't have a phone on him-can you believe it ? - and his radio didn't work . So there was no way he could get in touch with the office to get them to send another taxi .
neutral
user
So what did you do ?
surprise
assistant
Well , I actually thumbed a lift .
neutral
user
You what ?
surprise
assistant
Yes , I stood on the side of the freeway and stuck my thumb out , and a passing truck stopped and took me to the airport .
neutral
user
Wow , good for you .
surprise
assistant
Yes , except he drove really slowly , and I missed my flight .
neutral
user
Oh , no !
surprise
assistant
Yes , so I had to wait three hours for the next one . I didn't get home till four in the morning , and when I got home I realized I'd left my house keys in my hotel in Bangkok .
neutral
user
You really have bad luck , don't you ?
happiness
assistant