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When I used to spend a bit more time visiting Europe, I gradually picked up a smattering of German, and a little Dutch. Now on examining these languages in became apparent that they contained a lot more structure than English seemed to, with the result that they appeared to be more precise.
At first I felt this was an unnecessary complication, but on a recent visit to the Eastern Counties I began to appreciate the logic behind it. We had a number of items at the event, but for various reasons, I ended up manning the ice cream cart. Now as the day wore on we ended up with only 2 flavours left, vanilla and pistachio. I thought that this limited choice would speed things up, but what seemed to happen was innumerable conversations along the following lines;
Customer "Hello, what flavours do you have left ?"
Me "Pistachio and vanilla"
Customer "Do you have any chocolate?"
Me "No only Pistachio and Vanilla"
Customer "What about Strawberry"
Me "No we only have PISTACHIO and VANILLA"
Customer "OK I will just take the mint "
Me through clenched teeth "The mint, sir, happens to be Pistachio, that is why when you asked what flavours we had left, I answered Pistachio and Vanilla, if in fact the Pistachio was indeed mint, I would have answered when asked ,Mint and Vanilla, but the fact that I informed you the available choice was Pistachio and Vanilla, should give you a clue to the fact that the green ice cream is in fact Pistachio and not mint!"
Customer "Oh I will just take Vanilla then"
I wonder what it is about the English that renders a simple explanation so bewildering to some sections of the country
We have been to busy lately for me to do much posting, our regular business is tickling along nicely, and the bar business is picking up work at a steady rate. The bar jobs at the minute don't seem to result in much profit, as everyone we do seems to require additional; equipment or extra bar sections, with the result that we now have 3 complete portable bars, numerous dispensers, cooling equipment, glasses etc. We have also just decided to add two multiple dispense units to our lineup, these allow 8 pints each to be poured at the same time, with a combined throughput of 3000 pints per hour, so are ideal for larger events and smaller festivals.
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At first I felt this was an unnecessary complication, but on a recent visit to the Eastern Counties I began to appreciate the logic behind it. We had a number of items at the event, but for various reasons, I ended up manning the ice cream cart. Now as the day wore on we ended up with only 2 flavours left, vanilla and pistachio. I thought that this limited choice would speed things up, but what seemed to happen was innumerable conversations along the following lines;
Customer "Hello, what flavours do you have left ?"
Me "Pistachio and vanilla"
Customer "Do you have any chocolate?"
Me "No only Pistachio and Vanilla"
Customer "What about Strawberry"
Me "No we only have PISTACHIO and VANILLA"
Customer "OK I will just take the mint "
Me through clenched teeth "The mint, sir, happens to be Pistachio, that is why when you asked what flavours we had left, I answered Pistachio and Vanilla, if in fact the Pistachio was indeed mint, I would have answered when asked ,Mint and Vanilla, but the fact that I informed you the available choice was Pistachio and Vanilla, should give you a clue to the fact that the green ice cream is in fact Pistachio and not mint!"
Customer "Oh I will just take Vanilla then"
I wonder what it is about the English that renders a simple explanation so bewildering to some sections of the country
We have been to busy lately for me to do much posting, our regular business is tickling along nicely, and the bar business is picking up work at a steady rate. The bar jobs at the minute don't seem to result in much profit, as everyone we do seems to require additional; equipment or extra bar sections, with the result that we now have 3 complete portable bars, numerous dispensers, cooling equipment, glasses etc. We have also just decided to add two multiple dispense units to our lineup, these allow 8 pints each to be poured at the same time, with a combined throughput of 3000 pints per hour, so are ideal for larger events and smaller festivals.
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