They say it only happens in the movies and too corny to believe.

Stranger on a Train
A serendipitous encounter with a Hungarian survivor leads to an incredible reunion.
In 1983 I met an elderly Eastern European after leaving Ninoy Aquino’s home in Newton who asked me for directions, explaining that he had only recently arrived. I gave them and he suddenly shook my hand and said ‘God bless America’. He was in tears and so for some reason was I.