"I felt friendly, there was a friendliness," she said.
I was reading George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia--strapping, gaunt-faceagerager citizens, men and women, fighting for the republic and equality, dropping the "Señors" from their speech: inspiring, at least at first, before war made it muddied--and I felt friendly to his socialism.
Not only did it seem safe, but it felt friendly in the way that cities that don't see too many tourists tend to.
And I realized he was right — if you were to analyze the mood of the event, without thinking about the actual principles of the campaign, it felt friendly and open.
Huge, bald south-London men shoulder their way to and fro, but it feels friendly: the manager bustles about in blue jeans, the Aussie waitress is charming, a couple are enjoying a little snog beside the bar.
Stylistically, it feels friendly and handmade which can be refreshing in a life so full of computer screens and digital matter.
For example, it feels good to put on a sweater if you're chilled or feel friendly toward someone who is kind to you.
But if you fit in and join the fraternity of the fallen with quiet acceptance, the chemistry on the wing can start to feel friendly.
In his comments, Pettitte seemed to still feel friendly toward McNamee, even though McNamee created trouble for both Pettitte and Clemens by naming them to Mitchell's investigators.
It's a conversational default setting, a kind of social glue, a way to feel friendly with women you may not know very well.
