Military Intelligence, Part 3
(I work in an English branch of a US coffee chain. Because we’re a naval town, US navy ships always stop here and the sailors come in for ‘a taste of home’…)
Me: “Hello, what would you like?”
Sailor #1: “One of your chocolate frappuccinos.”
Me: “Okay. What size do you want?”
Sailor #1: “Erm… can I ask you a question?”
Me: “Yeah, go on then.”
Sailor #1: “Are your frappuccinos made with ice, like they are back in the States?”
Sailor #2: “Yeah! Good point, man!”
Me: “Yes. Yes, they are made with ice.”
Sailor #2: “Is that British ice or do you get it, like, flown over from the States so it tastes the same?”
Me: “…”
Sailor #1: “Dude! Yeah! Is it going to taste the same as it does at home?!”
Me: “Why don’t you try it and let me know?”
Sailors #1 & #2: “Yeahhh…”
(Their ship was over for about a week and true to their word, they came back to inform me that their drinks did, in fact, taste the same as they did back home.)
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