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This ill-fated request for oat milk at Bolton railway station got people sharing similar tales of no-nonsense service
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At Great Yarmouth station about ten years ago a “latte” was two teaspoons of instant coffee, a dash of boiling water and a cup full of cold milk with chocolate sprinkles on top. https://t.co/qz6vgudeWf
— Adam (@adambroads) April 26, 2024
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I took my son to Coventry a year or so ago: went for a quick coffee in Greggs and asked him if he wanted anything, to which he loudly responded “Papa, do they have any smoked salmon?”
— Andrew Lomas (@doctorlomas) April 26, 2024
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I asked for toasted brown bread in a cafe in Poole and was told, “we only have white but it’s brown when it’s toasted”. Can’t argue with that logic
— Martin Thomas (@MartinTmkg) April 26, 2024
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I ordered an espresso in Greggs in Dewsbury once. After much huffing and puffing the woman came out ten minutes later with a pint of espresso and apologising becuase the machine wasn’t working and only coming out in tiny spurts.
— Rory Martin (@roryjmartin) April 26, 2024
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I ordered Steak Tartare in a restaurant in Southampton in 1973. The very formal head waiter leant over and said (in a previously disguised Scouse accent) “We don’t cook it, you know”
— Peter Hutchinson (@Catus14) April 26, 2024
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I asked which sandwiches were vegetarian in a shop in Middlesbrough circa 2004. The lady frowned and thought about this for a moment. “We have ham?”
— Amy (@amywildviolet) April 26, 2024
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Starbucks at Northumbria Uni with a workmate a few years back. “Flat white please.” “You mean latte.” “No, flat white please.” “Its a latte here pet.” “I’m from Melbourne where they were invented.” “I’m from Newcastle where they’re called a flat white”.
— Graeme Stoker (@graeme_ncl) April 26, 2024
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still don’t think ive ever got over my mom asking the staff in a co-op up in Whitby whether they had any courgettes, and all the person kept saying was ‘it’s half term’, no further context just ‘its half term’, never truly figured that out https://t.co/YwCgL38yv4
— frog ️⚧️ (@woollver) April 26, 2024
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