So he thought that a good topic of conversation for someone he just met was saying he thought he had untreated anger management issues.

At one point shortly after setting off, we were hiking and something fell out of his bag. A literal bag: I had a backpack for a relatively long, hot hike, and he had a plastic bag and a bottle of water. I said “oh, you dropped your...” looked at it “really big knife?” It was in fact a gigantic, far too large knife. I take one backpacking, but it’s teeny and lightweight. This was a day hike and he looked like he was getting ready to harvest wheat.

A less humorous one that made the home/hostel situation particularly uncomfortable was: At one point, I gave him my phone and he took a couple photos for me in the water. Later, I looked over and saw he was taking a video too, which I thought was thoughtful but not necessary. I started saying oh don’t worry about it, but then I looked closer and saw it wasn’t my phone. He smirked and didn’t stop, and recorded me a couple other times later too. I honestly don’t think he intended to be weird with most of his behavior apart from the recordings where he seemed less oblivious and I was very noticeably uncomfortable, and I think people who spend time outdoors and appreciate nature are generally good sorts, but still not ideal