"I'm pretty easy, so I'm willing to try anything." At this point, maybe he should become more of a drinker. Everyone he has run into from back home had been an experience of awkward conversations. Not all of them had been bad - or even close to it - but awkward all the same.

He offers his thanks to both Rufus and the bartender when the drinks arrive, but he doesn't pick it up to drink it yet. "It's taking some getting used to, but I think I'm managing all right. And yourself?"

A pause, and with a faint grin. "I'm surprised the Turks haven't swarmed you yet."