Seeing The Sun In A Whole New Light
(I work in a store, where a lot of tourists come through. A German motorcyclist couple are on their way up to the North Cape.)
Customer: “Oh, your country is so beautiful! We’re going all the way up to the North Cape on our motorcycle.”
Me: “Wow, how fun! Hope you get lucky with the weather then.”
Customer: “Thank you, dear. Yes, we have always wanted to see the midnight sun. We have saved up for this trip for years.”
Me: “Well, then I really hope the weather gods are on your side. It would be a shame if it were all cloudy and grey when you get there.”
Customer: “Oh, they say the midnight sun is so bright, it’ll shine through just about anything when it comes up! Can’t wait!”
Me: “When it comes up? The sun is up all the time now.”
Customer: “What? We’re here to see the midnight sun! You know, the one that shines at midnight?!”
Me: “Ma’am, the midnight sun is the sun. The only sun. Only difference is that it’s so high here up north that it never sets. It just circles around a little. Therefore we can see it at night.”
Customer: “What!” *she turns to her husband and rants in German* “Did you hear that? We’ve been ripped off! It’s the same sun as we have at home! And to think we came to this s*** expensive country, drove all the way, and it’s the same sun?!”
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