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Matt Makes a Greenlandic Friend

One of the beauties of live TV is its unpredictability. In many cases, when things don't go as planned -- or when technical glitches pop up -- everyone has to improvise to make sure that we stay on the air and retain some semblance of coherence.Other times, unpredictability has hilarious consequences. Take this morning, when Matt was doing a long explanation of what happens in the Greenlandic town
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One of the beauties of live TV is its unpredictability. In many cases, when things don't go as planned -- or when technical glitches pop up -- everyone has to improvise to make sure that we stay on the air and retain some semblance of coherence.

Other times, unpredictability has hilarious consequences. Take this morning, when Matt was doing a long explanation of what happens in the Greenlandic town of Ilulissat.

While talking about roads, hospitals, restaurants and bars, he made a new friend, an apparent local named Peter.

For a few seconds there, nobody -- especially Matt -- knew exactly what was happening or what was going to happen.

As it turned out, Peter just wanted to stop and say hello.  WATCH VIDEO