Diary of a Gen Z Student: I'm just naturally this pale — and fake tan is more effort than it's worth

"Fake tan is a part of our culture — like Guinness, and being shouted at for leaving the immersion on."

Jane Cowan in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. Photograph:  Moya Nolan

A few months ago, I got a tetanus vaccine booster. 

Afterwards, the nice lady who gave me the vaccine asked me to stay seated in the waiting room for a little longer than usual.