There Are Nine Million Bicycles In Beijing

I work at a large “swap-meet” type market place for a vendor who sells beach-cruiser-type bikes. This area is largely populated by white, Republican people, and American pride is strong here. I’m helping a customer pick a bike when a trashy, middle-aged woman comes up to me and interrupts me mid-sentence:

Woman: “Excuse me, are these bikes made in China?!”

Me: “Yes, they are.”

The woman throws her hands in the air.

Woman: “WELL, OF COURSE, THEY ARE!”

She turned around and left, mumbling about how the Chinese are taking all our jobs and we’re paying them, too!