Friday, September 7, 2007

Jet lag

An airport hotel lobby:

Belgian traveller: Come far?
African traveller: Eleven hours.
Belgian traveller: Jet lag?
African traveller: Some. Whenever I fly that long the brain comes in a day or two later.
Belgian traveller: Try one of these homeopathic jet lag tabs. They're from New Zealand.

African traveller: Thanks.
Belgian traveller: Anyway, what brings you here?
African traveller: Getting pictures of white faces for a book.
Belgian traveller: Not very PC.
African traveller: In Africa white faces are a bit thin on the ground. OK, does Eurofaces sound more neutral? Anyway, why are you here?
Belgian traveller: A get-together. Kind of a reunion. Those are my friends. We're waiting for another old friend who used to be a pilot in Estonian Airways. Trouble is I forgot his name.
African traveller: You must mean Scut. I'm here to see him too.
Belgian traveller: Then you must be...
African traveller: Yes, I am.
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