Viral: A Heartwarming Exchange Between UK Woman And Her Afghan Neighbour
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When his neighbour was not feeling well, an Afghan refugee in the UK went the extra mile to help her out
A British woman's post about her Afghan neighbour and his act of kindness has touched a chord with the Internet. Sunday Blake took to Twitter last week to relate how her neighbour - who recently fled Afghanistan - went the extra mile to do something thoughtful for her as she recovered after surgery. She revealed that the neighbour - who has not been named - dropped off a substantial homemade meal for her after learning that she was ill. One of my neighbours is afghan. He fled a few weeks ago, leaving his entire family. He asked in broken English last week why I looked skinny (ESL - forgave him ????). I said id recently had surgery & was ill. He just dropped this around. All homemade, including the yoghurt & bread. pic.twitter.com/Lh3ePFKi4x “If you're in trouble or hurt or need–go to poor people. They're the only ones that'll help–the only ones.” John Steinbeck, Grapes of Wrath. When you're healed, hoping you'll return each container filled with something yummy and lovely for him. I'm glad you have a good neighbour. Reminds me of when we had to clear out my uncle's house after he died. His Pakistani neighbours kept checking in with us as we came and went and eventually said we should go in for some tea. Thinking tea and biccies, we walked in to find loads of samosas, pilau rice, chicken etc I cried a little reading this. Don't know why. Maybe because I'm an immigrant as well. Or because I needed a reminder that people are good, are kind, are friendly.
"One of my neighbours is Afghan," Sunday Blake, who is an associate editor with a higher education policy platform, wrote on Twitter. "He fled a few weeks ago, leaving his entire family," she added. Thousands of Afghans fled their country after the Taliban takeover in August last year.
Ms Blake said that the neighbour asked her in broken English why she looked "skinny".
