More than 4,000 new Americans were sworn in yesterday in tradition-steeped — and some not so traditional — Fourth of July ceremonies. About 1,000 people from 75 countries took their oaths together under the turrets of Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., as Gloria Estefan sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Jee-zus Christ. I wonder how traumatising that must have been...

Rest of the story here.

Yesterday, as flight to Boston is about to land, friendly steward comes to me and asks, "Are you the UM?" Seeing my blank look he explains, "Unaccompanied Minor". Bloody hell.

And this other time, I'm reading HP 6 (it had released the previous day, see) on a flight from Delhi to Madras when moronic air hostess comes to me and tries to give me a- I kid you not- jetkids goody bag. With an indulgent smile on her face.

Why do these things happen to me?