An elderly gentleman of 83 arrived in Paris by plane...
At the French customs desk, the man took a few minutes to locate his
passport in his carry-on bag.
"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the Customs Officer
asked, sarcastically.
The man admitted he had been to France previously.
"Then you should know enough to have your passport ready," said the
Customs Officer.
The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival
in France!"
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he
quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day
in '44, I couldn't find any Frenchmen to show it to."
At the French customs desk, the man took a few minutes to locate his
passport in his carry-on bag.
"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the Customs Officer
asked, sarcastically.
The man admitted he had been to France previously.
"Then you should know enough to have your passport ready," said the
Customs Officer.
The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival
in France!"
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he
quietly explained, "Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day
in '44, I couldn't find any Frenchmen to show it to."
