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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis
The punchline is that "serviettes" also means "napkins." So for at least a few seconds, I was the idiot American who called the restaurant to ask if they provided napkins or if we'd have to bring our own.
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Not as embarrassing as my sister's story. While in London at McDonald's (I will not defend her choice of restaurant beyond saying she was backpacking and looking for cheap food), she asked where the napkins were. She was, of course, pointed to the ladies' loo.