It was rush hour, and the city bus filled until the aisle was jammed with standing commuters. One woman, precariously balanced on spike heels, clung to a handgrip. Suddenly the bus took a sharp corner, flinging her across the laps of two seated male passengers. There was silence and all eyes turned on the threesome.

Laughter erupted as the quick-witted woman righted herself and quipped, „All these years I thought I was British, and now I find I’m a Laplander!”