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A man has spoken of the “total weirdness” of encountering his doppelganger after boarding a flight to see him sitting in his seat. A man has spoken of the “total weirdness” of encountering his doppelganger after boarding a flight and finding him sitting in his seat. Neil Thomas Douglas, a photographer from Glasgow, was travelling to Galway via Stansted on Thursday night when he came face to face with the bearded stranger.
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Neil Thomas Douglas, a photographer from Glasgow, was travelling to Galway via Stansted on Thursday night when he came face to face with the bearded stranger. Douglas said: “When I got on the Ryanair flight, there was a dude already on my seat – when the guy looked up, I thought: ‘He looks like me.’ We had a big laugh about it – everyone around us had a laugh, we took a selfie and that was it.”
Douglas said: “When I got on the Ryanair flight, there was a dude already on my seat – when the guy looked up, I thought: ‘He looks like me.’
“We had a big laugh about it – everyone around us had a laugh, we took a selfie and that was it.”
But the pair were later to encounter a further coincidence when they checked into the same hotel in Galway. Douglas said: “Later that night, I went to the pub and again, there was my twin. Total weirdness. We had a laugh and a pint.”But the pair were later to encounter a further coincidence when they checked into the same hotel in Galway. Douglas said: “Later that night, I went to the pub and again, there was my twin. Total weirdness. We had a laugh and a pint.”
The selfie was posted on Twitter by Lee Beattie, director of Wire Media:The selfie was posted on Twitter by Lee Beattie, director of Wire Media:
Guy on right is the husband of my friend @elrottencrotch. Guy on left is a STRANGER he met on a flight last night! pic.twitter.com/kwBFOOEoMcGuy on right is the husband of my friend @elrottencrotch. Guy on left is a STRANGER he met on a flight last night! pic.twitter.com/kwBFOOEoMc
It has since been retweeted thousands of times.It has since been retweeted thousands of times.
@leebeattie @elrottencrotch The love affair continued post flight #BeardTwins pic.twitter.com/PDeqp73S6Q@leebeattie @elrottencrotch The love affair continued post flight #BeardTwins pic.twitter.com/PDeqp73S6Q