The setting: A German delicatessen.

Waiter: "Can I take your drink order?"
Moi: "I'm feeling a bit saucy, I'll have a sparkling water."
When waiter returns, he tells me they're out of sparkling water.

Later, same deli - the cash register.

Moi: "Can I get a bottle of Kingfisher beer? I can't seem to find it amidst your copious selection of beverages."
Cashier:"A what?"
Moi: "A Kingfisher. It's from India. It's on your list of beers."
Cashier:"Oh, that list is kind of old. I've worked here two years and never heard of that beer."
Moi: "Ah. I see."

Next day. The setting: the corner bagel shoppe.

Moi: "Yes, I'd like a toasted egg bagel, and - what sort of beverage is the "white chocolate" mentioned in big letters on that board?"
Counter help: "It's not a beverage. It's a cappuccino."
Moi: "Oh-oookay, I'll take one white chocolate cappuccino."
Counter help returns a minute later to tell me they're all out of the white chocolate.