A Tanner Darkly

(An elderly man comes to my till. He is obviously tanning a lot, which is something I don’t do because I’m East Indian.)

Me: “Hi! How are you?”

Customer: “Great, thanks.”

Me: “That’s good, and you found everything okay?”

Customer: “Yes, I found everything okay!”

Me: *giggles* “Wow, sir, if you don’t mind my saying… you’re even darker than I am!”

Customer: *chuckles* “Well, I try to tan every moment I get!”

Me: “Ha! Well, whenever I go in the sun, I always wear 60 SPF.”

Customer: “I never wear that sunscreen garbage. Never have, and never will. It causes cancer, you know? Too much of that sunscreen stuff!”

Me: “Okay… well, have a good day. Enjoy the sunshine!”

Customer: “I will! You do the same, darlin’. You’re lookin’ a little pale!”

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