All Men Must Drive

I have just arrived in Dubrovnik, Croatia, and am on a bus from the airport to the old town with a bunch of tourists. The town is famous (among other things) for being the filming location of King’s Landing for the show “Game Of Thrones”, so a lot of tourists come here for that reason.

I overhear a phone call between a young American fellow and his mother back in the States. It seems like this is his first trip abroad and his mother is worrying.

Passenger: “Yes, I am on the shuttle bus to the airport now.”

Pause.

Passenger: “No, a bus. Just a regular bus.”

Pause.

Passenger: “No, Mom, I told you! It’s a regular bus, with wheels and— What? Yes, it’s a real road! Like a normal highway!”

Pause.

Passenger: “You know I’m not literally going to Westeros, right?”

Pause.

Passenger: “Yes, they do have Wi-Fi.”

Pause.

Passenger: “Because this is 2022, and they have electricity, and democracy, and TikTok.”