An elderly British traveler found himself in a humorous standoff at a Paris airport recently. The 83-year-old gentleman was searching through his bag for his passport when a French immigration officer noticed his delay. “You’ve been to France before, haven’t you?” she asked sharply. “You should know to have your documents ready.”
The old man smiled politely and replied, “Yes, but last time I didn’t need to show my passport.” The officer scoffed, insisting that British visitors always required passports for entry.
What came next silenced the busy airport terminal. In a quiet voice filled with history, the veteran responded, “Well, when I landed on the beaches in 1944, there wasn’t a single French official to show it to.” The reference to the D-Day invasion left the officer speechless, proving that some comebacks are worth waiting a lifetime to deliver.
