Friday, 14 October 2011

Lost in Translation

Let us observe the traveler in her new habitat, the crepe restaurant. She makes her decision based upon the obviously delicious choices listed on the menu and selects something unusual yet still delicious: the spinach, goat cheese, cream crepe. Upon beverage selection, the traveler believes she has found something uncommon in this Parisian land: the elusive french deal. Upon analysis of the cider prices, the traveler discovers she can get the dry cider much cheaper than the extra dry cider for the same amount. She informs her server of her selection, and ignores the signals that she maybe making the wrong choice- the waiter asking if she was sure etc.

As the beverages were brought to the table, the traveler realized what the server had been attempting to tell her without actually telling her. She had ordered the better deal... on almost a liter of cider.

And that ladies and gentleman is how you end up having to drink 750 ml of cider in the middle of the afternoon.

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