Black Humour or a White Lie?
I normally answer questions seriously, but do have a rather keenly developed sense of humour. Once a nice couple asked me the usual questions about white gold, and I started with the slightly facetious answer that most gold was yellow, and white gold was very rare. I then explained that it was only found in small quantities in certain mines. By this stage, both of them had nodded and followed the plot, so I was encouraged to continue. Most gold comes from South Africa, and most of the mine labour is performed by low paid black workers. The white mine workers are usually highly paid managers, supervisors, and technicians. The problem with white gold is that it could become stained by perspiration from the black miners, and this ruined its marketability. Therefore white gold seams could only be worked by the highly paid white workers. I managed to continue inventing this mythical scenario expecting them to realise soon that I was leg-pulling, but they continued to nod and make understand
