Please Be A Prank, Please Be A Prank…, Part 7

It’s New Year’s Day, and I’m working at a London tourist attraction.

Me: “Happy New Year! Welcome!”

Customer: “Thank you. And you, too! We’re surprised you have New Year’s over here!”

Me: *Confused.* “Uh… why is that? It’s New Year everywhere!”

Customer: “Oh, it’s just the first New Year was when Jesus founded America 2024 years ago, so we’re surprised to see it out here too.”

I smile, take their tickets, and wave them inside. My coworker, who also happens to be from the USA originally, is shaking their head.

Me: “Is that a joke?”

Coworker: “That’s the sad part. It could be real.”

Me: “Is education just… not a thing in America?”

Coworker: “Depending on the state, it’s not generally encouraged.”

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