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Episode 08 - Brown bread

Julia and Sammy go to get a sandwich for lunch. Who's the unhappy customer?

Transcript

Julia: Shall we get a sandwich? Are there any good places to eat near here?
Sammy: Yeah. There are loads.
Julia: There's one just here. Shall we go in?
Sammy: No, they're really slow. Let's go to that one there.
Julia: All right!

Julia: Sammy!
Sammy: Yeah? Oh! After you ...
Man: Thank you very much.
Sammy: After you, Julia.
Julia: Thanks.

Sammy: Hi, can I have ...
Man: Hello! Is there any ...
Sammy: After you!
Man: Thank you. Is there any fresh bread?
Baker: Yes. I make everything fresh here every day. What would you like? Brown or white bread?
Man: I see you have lots of white bread.
Baker: There are rolls, baguettes ...
Man: Yes. I want brown bread. Is there any?
Baker: Erm, brown ... Sorry, there isn't. Just white bread left now.
Man: I don't like white bread. ... (on mobile phone) Hello? It's me. There isn't any brown bread. ... No, there's none left. ... OK, I'll ask. ... (to baker) Are there any sandwiches?
Baker: Sandwiches? Yes, there are.
Man: I'll have any sandwich with ...
Baker: Brown bread! Ah, there certainly are. I've got chicken ...
Man: No, I don't like brown bread with sandwiches. Only white bread.
Baker: OK. Well, there are lots of sandwiches ...
Man: With white bread?
Baker: Yes!
Man: What's that one? Is that ham and cheese? Or cheese and ham?
Baker: It's cheese and ham.
Man: Good, because I don't like ham and cheese.
Baker: Right ...
Man: Can I look at it, please?
Baker: Well, OK.
Man: This is cheese and ham?
Baker: That's right.
Man: Hmph! Well, there isn't very much cheese! And there's too much ham!
Baker: I'm very sorry. Would you like to see another one?
Man: Yes, I would.

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Discussion

Have you ever not been able to get what you wanted in a shop or restaurant? What did you do?

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Submitted by vetalondres on Wed, 11/01/2023 - 17:48

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ham cheese or cheese and ham both are ok

Submitted by Ibrahimyousef on Sun, 13/11/2022 - 14:47

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Yes, I have .
I wanted medicin in the last week, i go to the pharmacy buy it.

Submitted by Bardtinova on Sun, 30/01/2022 - 18:23

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I just go to another shop.

Submitted by Emily Mellor on Sun, 18/10/2020 - 09:45

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Yes, I wait for a moment and then I go to another shop or restaurant.

Submitted by Fedaa2001 on Sun, 23/08/2020 - 19:43

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Yes ofcourse in vegetables shop I didn't find red apples so I went to another shop
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Submitted by Adriana Passador on Tue, 04/08/2020 - 15:49

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Yes, I once went to a pharmacy to buy vitamins and the seller did not understand what I wanted. I stopped buying

Submitted by shahhoseini on Thu, 09/01/2020 - 06:29

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Yes, I was forced to go to another restaurant.

Submitted by Momocompanyman on Tue, 31/12/2019 - 09:05

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Yes , in the last month I went to the restaurant for eating a a burger but it was not available, then I was changing it.

Submitted by Suo Kevin on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 16:49

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Submitted by Dariusz on Sat, 23/11/2019 - 00:22

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Yes of course, I have not been able to get what I wanted in a shop or restaurant many times. It hapens when there aren't products what we want, for example there aren't a right size when we want to buy some clothes.