“Good evening, can I help you?
How is it going? How do you feel? ”
“I’m not well, I need a doctor,
I’ve got backache, I’ve got diarrhoea,
I’ve got ‘flu, my feet hurt.
I’d like something for a headache,
I’d like some aspirin, I’d like some bandages,
I’d like a bottle of red wine.
I’m English, my name is Pete”.
“Thanks for everything! ”
*Written with the help of my favourite foreign-language phrasebook.
Pete Crowther
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