Jack welcomed us warmly, and got us cool drinks to sip while he wrapped up some other business. After about 35 minutes of sitting in the office (during which I still couldn't quite believe that we were actually going to be taken out to lunch -- and not in the bad way -- by Tom's tailor), we headed out. He took us to Gaylord, which is rated the best Indian restaurant in HK, and we proceeded to have a feast.
The food was delicious -- and Jack helped me to a serving of basically everything -- but the more surprising bit was that the conversation was delightful. Jack chatted a little about his childhood in Karachi (when it was still in India before partition) and later Bombay, and how when he and his brother started their business in HK they used to split breakfast and lunch with each other because they were trying to pay off their business loan as fast as possible. He told us about some of his business travels all around the globe, and gave us more life advice (but good-naturedly admitted that he knew he like to give "a lot of advice."). He invited us to come to one of the monthly or so dinners he and his wife hold at their house for various customers of his...
Basically, he seemed like he was genuinely interested in people from all over and from all different stages of life, and enjoyed helping two law students out a little bit. After our absolutely gut-busting lunch, we headed back to the shop for Tom's first fitting (and the beginnings of the suit look great!). Jack sent us on our way with handshakes (for Tom) and hugs (for me) and an appointment for next Monday. We left his shop feeling like we had just had one of the most delightful experiences, not only from our time in HK, but in general.
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