I went to Best Buy to pick up a gift for my godson. I also snagged a few movies for myself. I did some quick math in my head $50 + $32 + $14 would be about $95 and 5% tax would bring me slightly over $100 (yes, I know, 50 + 32 + 14 = 96, but when I do things in my head, I round to easy numbers, like 50 + 30 + 15). Immediately after I put my items on the counter, I pull out one fifty and three twenties from my wallet. Sure enough, the total was shy of $103. The guy at the counter was around 50 years old. He took my money, and slowly counted out $110 (50, 70, 90, 110). He says, "One - ten, right?"
I nodded, "Yup."
Then he acted unsure of himself, and confided, "I'm not very good at math," and then slowly counted out the money again. Finally, he managed to convince himself that I did in fact give him $110, and punched it into the register. "I'm not good at math," he repeated, "that's why I teach French."
With supreme effort, I resisted the impulse to roll my eyes. Then I get my change. Slowly. Five... pause... pause... two more dollar bills... pause... 13 cents change.
I'm not quick myself. At a leisure pace, I put the bills in my wallet, and the change in my pocket. As I finish up and while I'm in the motion to pick up my bag, he says, "All set."
I'm not sure that last part wasn't a question.