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I mainly live in Paris and this is a place where you go to a restaurant and you address the waiter as "Sir" and he addresses you as "Sir" – except you know that he doesn't mean it and he's really sneering at you - but that if he senses that you don't mean it, then you don't get served for a very long time.

I just put in a tentative order with Clifton Cameras and had to pay a £5 returnable deposit. When he called me "Sir" I detected a real genuine note of respect and reverence.
It was exquisite.

I think I'm going to phone around and start reserving M10M's all over the place simply to enjoy that moment of genuine deference which in Paris is so rare nowadays.

 

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12 hours ago, marcg said:

I mainly live in Paris and this is a place where you go to a restaurant and you address the waiter as "Sir" and he addresses you as "Sir" – except you know that he doesn't mean it and he's really sneering at you - but that if he senses that you don't mean it, then you don't get served for a very long time.
 

Isn't that part of the 'charm'? 

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Well I suppose that if you are from the US then that's probably how you see it ... but then,

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 British sarcasm 'lost on Americans'

YouGov decided to show the same phrases, and each of the meanings, to about 1,700 Brits and 1,900 Americans, and asked them which matched their own interpretation the most closely.

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On 1/29/2020 at 8:29 PM, FlashGordonPhotography said:

Well I can tell you I’ve had focus issues. Can’t find the AF on button anywhere.... :)

Gordon

Hi Gordon,

The 'AF On' button is beside the HDR button and below the Saturation button, near the thumbwheel.

Pete.

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