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Newsagent Nightmare 1

Rohan struggles with simple maths at the till as an increasingly annoyed queue grows behind him.

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Transcript

Newsagent: (Sighs) Four forty-five.

Rohann: (Confused) Four, four forty…. Five. Right okay we got…

Man in queue: Take your time, mate, yeah?

Rohann: Two, five, five, yeah…

Pregnant girl in queue: (sighing) I'm due in three weeks.

Rohann: Oh start again, start again, start again.

Queue: (Sigh of frustration)

Older lady in queue: Today would be good.

Rohannh: (Big frustrated sigh)

Voice over: Understanding maths is easier than you think.

Rohann: That's four forty-five, sir. Thank you.

Pregnant girl in queue: Nice guy.

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