Snippet 170

V:
Iced black* coffee to go, please.

Clerk at McDonald's:
Coffee, black?

V:
Yes, to go.

Clerk:
Hot, right?

V:
No, cold.

[Clerk runs transaction and, 45 seconds later, delivers item.]

V:
[Sees that item is creamy]
Umm, "black". No milk?

C:
Oh! That's right!
[retrieves item]


*This specification is indispensable in Asia (which i learned the hard way). Sometimes you even have to say "black coffee, no syrup". Sigh.