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What not to do in a posh restaurant

1. Order your steak tartar very well done.

2. Peruse the wine list for more than ten minutes then order a vintage 1969 coke.

3. Peruse the wine list for more than ten minutes while smoking vintage 1969 coke.

4. Try and recreate the scene from When Harry met Sally in 3D.

5. Stick your chopsticks up your nose and pretend you are Adam Sandler.

6. Stick your chopsticks up your nose even if you are Adam Sandler.

7. You are Adam Sandler and you stick the chopsticks proudly up your nose but sign the bill Jim Carrey.

8. You have passed the age of 21 so I guess it’s OK to play with your food, but Spaghetti Monopoly?

9. Play Frisbee with your pizza, ignoring the Italian guy in the corner with the Beretta who isn’t at all amused.

10. Use the table-cloth as a napkin.

11. Try out the old fly in the soup routine. Come on I saw it in your eyes.

12. In a smart French restaurant in Thailand, order soupe de mouche just so that you can say “Il ya une mouche dans ma soupe de mouche”.

A real life story

A group of friends went out to dinner at a posh Japanese restaurant in Tokyo. There was no English menu and the photos of the main dishes were far from self-explanatory, so nobody in the group really knew what they were ordering. One of the guests, an American middle-aged man named Ed, who was suffering from a stomach disorder, decided to play it safe and order a plate of French Fries. After a long explanation to the waiter that included discreet pantomime, the order was taken. Each member of the party received the mystery dish that they had ordered and were full of superlatives as to its taste. Ed ignored their pokes and settled down to consuming his plate of fries. When the bill came all the dishes were clearly listed and came to an average of 3000 Yen (around $40). One item however was charged at 4500 yen. When they inquired as to the meaning of this charge the cashier explained:

“This is for the special dish”.

Across the road from the restaurant stands a three storey McDonald.

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