A Jew from America Shops in an Elite English Department Store
An American Jew was shopping on Piccadilly, in London .
He entered the posh gourmet food store, Fortnum & Mason.
A salesman in a morning coat – with tie and tails – approached and asked,
‘May I be of service to you, sir?’
‘Yes,’ replied the customer, ‘I’d like a pound of lox.’
‘Sorry, sir,’ answered the smug salesman, ‘Do you mean ‘smoked salmon’?
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‘Okay, a pound of smoked salmon.’
‘Anything else?’
‘Yes, a dozen blintzes.’
‘I believe you mean crepes.’
‘Okay, a dozen crepes.’
‘Anything else?’
‘Yes. A pound of chopped liver.’
‘You are probably referring to pate.’
‘Okay,’ said the customer, ‘a pound of pate, and could you deliver this Saturday? ‘
‘Sorry, sir,’ said the salesman, ‘We don’t schlep chazzerai on Shabbos.’
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