In Paris

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."