Overheard

Sometimes you overhear a conversation and wonder whether you heard it correctly.
I've been working in the box office for our local arts festival in Ludlow which starts in a couple of weeks time. We have a wide array of events on which will be fab. The box office is situated in the gift shop of the castle.
Last week whilst I was at my desk I noticed a young couple come into the gift shop, both licking ice creams. They could only have been late teens or early twenties.
The conversation went as follows:
Young girl: hello we want to go in the castle but can you tell me, we saw the sign outside, it said senior citizen, what does that mean?
Shop assistant: err well a senior citizen is over 60years of age.
Young girl: oh right. Do I get a discount if I live in Ludlow?
Shop assistant: sorry no. Are you a student?
Young girl: no
Shop assistant: ok well that will be £5 each please. This is your ticket, it also has a plan of the castle and some information on the back.
Young girl( handing over the money): oh no it's ok, I don't need that. I've been in the castle loads of times. I know all there is to know about this castle.

As you can imagine, after they had left and gone into the castle I had to go and check that I had heard it correctly.
Yes said the assistant, she has no idea what a senior citizen is but knows all there is to know about Ludlow castle!!

Firstly, surely the clue is in the two words, secondly, given the fact she didn't know this fact it does make you wonder what exactly she does know about the castle and finally, what the hell are they teaching kids in school today?


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