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 old man admitted he had been to France previously.
"Then you should know enough to have your passport ready," the French
official smirked.
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 Frenchman replied incredulously.
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 on June 6,1944 to
help liberate this country, I couldn't find any Frenchmen to show it
to."
Posted on Mar 30, 2006, 2:40 PM from IP address 72.236.251.34