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Can I Get a Doggy Bag?
A customer asks for a box to take home her leftovers and receives a negative answer couched in the politest possible terms.
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Though service in Japan is great, sometimes the restaurant has to say no. This is a great example of the kind of language you'll hear when that happens.

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