A new stewardess had started with Emirates and I knew (had worked beside) her brother in law. By pure coincidence she was on my flight and as a new girl she was handing out the kids' toys etc in Economy. She stopped to organise her bag of goodies in the exit row space, right in front of me, where I noticed her name badge and it clicked who she might be (not a common name).

At a quieter time I approached her in the galley and said I noticed the name on your badge. Are you from "country"? Yes. Are you from "district"? Yes. Are you from near "town"? Yes. And finally, are you from "small village"? Of course her jaw was dropping throughout this as she thought she must have a mad stalker on board, but when I said who I was and how I knew all that she was pleased to have a new pal on board, and made a point of telling the rest of the crew which helped keep the drinks and snacks going throughout the rest of the flight.