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A railway employee is approached by a Russian passenger at Victoria Station ticket barrier.

PASSENGER: (pointing at the London Bridge train) Excuse me pliz. Winsor?

RAILWAY EMPLOYEE: No sir, you need to take that train there, sir. Change at Clapham Junction.

PASSENGER: No! Winsor!

RAILWAY EMPLOYEE: Yes, sir, that train over there. You’ll need to change at Clapham Junction for the train to Windsor, which will depart from platform eleven.

PASSENGER: (irate) NO! WIN-SOR!

Pause.

RAILWAY EMPLOYEE: Yes, sir, I understand. You take the train there, the one waiting on platform eleven and you change at Clapham Junction, which will be the next stop…

PASSENGER: (very irate) NO! NO! NO! I vant WIN-SOR.

RAILWAY EMPLOYEE: (pointing to London Bridge train) That one, mate.

PASSENGER: (delighted) Senk you!

RAILWAY EMPLOYEE: My pleasure, sir.