Amber: Excuse me, sorry to bother you, but I ordered a poached egg. Waiter: This is a poached egg. Amber: No, this is a boiled egg. (Amber is aware that it is a boiled egg because it is still in a shell, and far too hot to handle, much less eat.) Waiter: (long pause) Poached egg. Amber: (Decides to ignore that both poached and boiled eggs were on the menu, and therefore perhaps a poached egg means a boiled egg and vice versa.) I also asked for peanut butter for my toast. Waiter: This is peanut butter. Amber: No, this is BUTTER. Waiter: Yes, peanut butter. We've now arrived in Nha Trang, and it is a really nice little seaside town. Tomorrow we're booked in to do a boat trip and get in some snorkelling, which
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