This time I picked someone who was not reading a book and who is not in the same demographic categories as I am. However, he also didn't completely understand English. Since it was a little loud on the train, I wasn't really understanding the first part of our chat, and thought that he was declining to be gifted. Actually, I think he was trying to tell me nicely that he couldn't understand what I was saying. At the end, I just extended the gift to him, and he understood what I was doing, and we both smiled. This was fun, and also funny once I realized that neither the giftee or the gifter was comprehending what the other person was saying during the conversation.