I was at the post office a couple of days ago, waiting in line behind some builders. In the same area there is an ATM machine and I saw one of the employees was standing there with a woman. I assumed there had been a fault with the machine when I walked by, but as I was standing in line I heard this:
Woman: You mean that I can put my card in here and get money?! That's amazing! Ooh! Wow! Technology now is amazing!
She went on in this vain for at least a few minutes, all the while the builders and I were struggling not to laugh and avoiding all eye contact. The second she left we all burst out laughing, but only for a few seconds because the woman brought in her friend, who was equally impressed by the ATM.
This wasn't even an elderly woman who might have had genuine problems grasping new technology. She was nicely dressed and looked about in her 40s, as was her friend. I seriously hope they were playing a joke on us that we didn't get.
Woman: You mean that I can put my card in here and get money?! That's amazing! Ooh! Wow! Technology now is amazing!
She went on in this vain for at least a few minutes, all the while the builders and I were struggling not to laugh and avoiding all eye contact. The second she left we all burst out laughing, but only for a few seconds because the woman brought in her friend, who was equally impressed by the ATM.
This wasn't even an elderly woman who might have had genuine problems grasping new technology. She was nicely dressed and looked about in her 40s, as was her friend. I seriously hope they were playing a joke on us that we didn't get.
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