The woman was nice enough as well, in her opinion. But nothing else seemed to really worry her about this woman. She seemed genuinely curious. What caught her attention, however, was the name of the place where she was staying. It wasn't anywhere she'd heard of, not in her world or in this one. Mingmei offered her a gentle smile, though, recognizing that reaction when someone was far from home.
"Laptops are computers," Mingmei explained softly, moving her computer closer to the other woman so she could see. She didn't mind the other reading what she had in front of her, as it might bring in interesting conversations overall. "You're from a different place too, then?" she asked, just accepting it simply for what it was. "I haven't heard of Kohlingen. I'm from a place called China, which is really far from here. On the other side of the world. I'm still getting used to this place myself."
Mingmei glanced around a moment, then smiled, deciding to be friendly to this stranger. "Have you eaten yet? In my country, it's customary to treat a new friend to a meal when you first meet them. It brings good luck. It's also how we say hello in my language, too. I speak Chinese, and we say "Ni chi fan le?" when we are greeting friends or family, which means just that."