Sweetness in the Dark

Foreigners I was recently on a cruise from London to Barcelona. When exiting a crowded elevator on the ship, this tall man at the back yelled out “COMING THROUGH”. I replied that there was no need to shout, it looks like we are all getting off on the same floor. When he got out he stepped aside and he said, “You know how rude these foreigners are, they don’t move unless you make yourself known.” “Foreigners, you say?” I asked. “You know how they are.” “Oh. yes, I do. Here we are on a cruise ship, far away from the...