Good-AIDS counselling
Back in the mid-90s I was going to be heading off for a year in Moscow, and in those days the Russian authorities made it a requirement that all foreigners staying for longer than three months had to get an HIV test before being granted a visa. So off I trot to the GP and ask for an HIV test. The nurse takes the blood sample and it's sent off. Then my GP tells me that under government regulations, all patients taking HIV tests must receive counselling from their GPs prior to the results coming back. So the doc and I go ahead and have our "counselling session".
"Ever been to Bangkok and fucked prostitutes?" he asks.
"No," I reply.
"Ah well, then you're fine!" was his reply. Counselling session over.
( Biffins Bridge, Thu 11 Mar 2010, 15:49, Reply)