This Argument Falls Flat(Earth)
My parents moved us from Australia to the USA so my dad could work for his tech firm. As a teenager, I moved with them. When I turn sixteen, I get a job stacking shelves in a local supermarket.
Customer: “Can you get that jar down from the top for me?”
Me: “Certainly! Here you go.”
Customer: “Why do you sound funny?”
Me: “If you’re talking about my accent, I’m from Australia.”
Customer: “Do you get paid by NASA to say that?”
Me: “Eh?”
Customer: “Well, Australia isn’t real. NASA pays you to say that.”
I quickly excused myself to get back to what I was doing. The customer complained to the manager to say they had hired a NASA plant designed to spread misinformation.
