Hi! Alexander,   
      
   On Thu, 17 Apr 14, you wrote to me:   
      
    ak> But it supports my main English rule - you should never say short   
    ak> phrases. You should speak adding many context words. In this case   
    ak> you'll be understood! :)   
      
   :)   
      
     PQ>> used in other films as well. E. g. I suspect a senior Police   
     PQ>> official may have been using one in the 'Gorky Park' film from 1983   
     PQ>> but I don't have a copy to check.   
      
   There was a copy available from YouTube, so I downloaded it and watched the   
   film last night.  The militia general seemed to (possibly) have a tea set on a   
   small table behind his desk but never actually went through the ritual,   
   unfortunately.   
      
    ak>     "Yes, you did," answered the waiter. "But you've got a habit to   
    ak> close your eye when you drink tea."   
      
   Ah.  The joke is more universal than you think, my friend.  John Wayne (the   
   actor, 'Duke') also had the same trouble.  According to another YouTube video   
   of him & Red Skelton, the teaspoon was the reason that he had to wear an eye   
   patch.  :)   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
   ... Zane Grey: 'Never insult 7 men when all you're packing is a 6-gun!'   
   --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
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