Working as a server at a sushi bar, I saw a customer trying to get my attention. "What's up, babe?" he asked in a strong foreign accent. "Everything is fine, sir," I replied. After a while the patron hailed me again, asking "What's up, babe?" Puzzled and annoyed, I gave the same reply. Observing this was my supervisor, who called me over. "What did that customer ask?" he inquired. When I told him, he smiled. "He doesn't want to know how you're doing," my boss said with a laugh. "He's asking for wasabi!"

　　我在一个寿司屋当待者。一次，我看到一个老顾客跟我打招呼。 “最近怎样了，宝贝”，他带着强烈的国外口音问道。 “一切都好，先生”，我回答。 刚过一会，那名顾客又跟我打招呼，问：“最近怎么样了，宝贝？” 我不知所已的同时又感到很烦，给了他一样的回答。 看到这个，我的主管把我叫了过去。 “那顾客要什么来着？” 他问。 当我告诉他的时候，主管笑了，“他并不想知道你怎么样了”老板笑着说，“他是要青芥辣”。