(At lunch time, Machiko and Roberto were
hungry. They found a restaurant near the college. The menu looked very good.
They chose a table at the salad bowl, sat down, and read the menu. Then they
waited. They waited for a long time. At last the waiter comes.)
Waiter
: Yes?
Machiko
: I’d like salad fruit, please.
Waiter
: Cottage cheese, yoghurt, or sherbet?
Machiko
: e….., yoghurt, please.
Waiter :
Anything else?
Machiko
: Yes, I’ll have some bread and a glass of white wine.
Waiter : (to Roberto) and you?
Roberto : The
chef’s salad – large, with bread and red wine, please.
(After
the waiter left)
Machiko
: The waiter was unfriendly, wasn’t he?
Roberto
: No, not unfriendly. He was rude.
(Machiko
and Roberto waited more than ten minutes. Their food finally arrived.)
Roberto
: Large? This is small salad.
Machiko
: And this is sherbet instead of yoghurt.
Roberto
: The bread is hard.
Machiko
: It’s not fresh at all. It’s stale. I can’t eat it.
Roberto
: And I can’t drink this wine chilled. It’s warm.
Machiko
: Terrible. There’s no butter for the bread, either.
Roberto
: Where’s the waiter?
Machiko
: I don’t know. He’s probably gone to lunch at another restaurant.