The lady next to him did talk to the girl, but did not say much to him. She was definitely a bit shy. Opa did not want to impose himself either; that was so not in his nature. Like so many from the pre-war working class, he was not immediately attracted to a conversation with someone who at first glance seemed to be of a higher class. And if it did come to a conversation, a northerner like Opa would first hold back, waiting to see what the cat would say.