> On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:02:48 +0100, Bear gmail.com>
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>>She smiled and said "yes, I think so too ... would you like some free
>>cassoulet?" and, when I answered in the affirmative, went to the huge
>>bubbling pot at the back (which I thought was a soup container), and
>>served out a *huge* portion of steaming hot cassoulet, which she put in
>>a container and handed to me, saying "I hate to throw it away, and we're
>>closing soon, and you say "s'il vous plait" and "merci", which is a kind
>>way to talk to a foreigner in London, so 'ere you are and I 'ope you
>>like it".

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> Oooh you've always had a way with staff :~)
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