By Mina Kerr-Lazenby, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter NORTH SHORE NEWS

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Like the beginning of a bad joke, the chance encounter that occurred last Monday starts with two holidaying North Vancouver business owners walking into a bar. The famed Temple Bar in Dublin, that is.

Trish Neufeld and her brother David Smyth had been enjoying their final night in the Irish capital when soccer legend David Beckham and his son Cruz, out painting the town red for Cruz91裸聊视频檚 18th birthday, asked to join their table.

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Smyth said Beckham, who was joined by his own friends alongside those of his son, even bought a round of drinks for everyone at the table.

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Neufield, a broker with The Mortgage Group, said the Temple Bar crowd had been respectful of Beckham and he seemed 91裸聊视频渧ery comfortable91裸聊视频� to be imbibing the night away with regular folk. He even happily posed for a photo with the siblings, which has gone on to do the rounds on social media.

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91裸聊视频淚t was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and we feel really lucky to have met him.91裸聊视频�