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A tea bag, please. 5i5w36

In a Paris bistro, earlier this week, my family and I ordered some hot drinks to finish our meal. My mother ordered a cup of tea and the waiter forgot to place a tea bag on the side of the saucer as is usually the case (they seem not to drink much tea in ). At this point, thinking my GCSE in French was enough, I said: Je voudrais un sac de thé, pointing at the cup. People at the tables around began to laugh. It appears that I asked for a large bag of tea, not a tea bag. I should have asked for un sachet de thé.

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