Showing posts with label rounding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rounding. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Rounding

Frida is complaining to Inga about her being taken for someone older than she actually is.

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Frida: I’m going to the movies with my daughter and she says this is my mother, she is 60 so she should get a half price ticket.

Inga: But you’re only 59.

Frida: I know, but she’s getting the tickets and after we are inside I say, “I’m not 60 yet. Why do you always round up my age?” And she says it’s easier or something.

Inga: My daughter did the same but much worse. When I was 58 she rounded me up to 60. Swedish rounding.

Frida: Well, in that case you can stay 60 until you turn 63.

Inga: Sure, then in one day I jump to 65.

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