An 83 year old Welsh gentleman arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport earlier today , hoping to get a ticket to see Wales beat France in the Rugby warmup game tomorrow, and was approached by a rather officious Mademoiselle, as he searched his pockets for his passport ‘Have you been to France before’ she asked.
Yes he said,’ then you should know that you should always have your passport ready for inspection’, to which he replied ‘well, I didn’t have to show it last time I was in France’.
You British have always had to show your passports she haughtily replied – ‘ well, when I came ashore on D Day in 1944, I couldn’t find an effing Frenchman to show it too.’
Lest we forget!