English Original
An American tourist in London decides to skip his tour group and explore the city on his own. He wanders around, seeing the sights, occasionally stopping at a quaint pub to soak up the local culture, chat with the locals, and have a pint of bitter.
After a while, he finds himself in a very nice neighborhood with big, stately residences...no pubs, no stores, no restaurants, and worst of all, NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS.
He really, really has to go, after all those Guinnesses. He finds a narrow side street, with high walls surrounding the adjacent buildings, and decides to use the wall to solve his problem.
As he is unzipping, he is tapped on the shoulder by a London police officer, who says, "I say, sir, you simply cannot do that here, you know."
"I'm very sorry, officer," replies the American, "but I really, really have to go, and I just can't find a public restroom."
"Ah, yes," said the policeman. "Just follow me." He leads the American to a back delivery alley and opens a gate.
"In there," points the policeman. "Go ahead sir, anywhere you like."
The fellow enters and finds himself in the most beautiful garden he has ever seen. Manicured grass lawns, statuary, fountains, sculptured hedges, and huge beds of gorgeous flowers, all in perfect bloom.
Since he has the policeman's blessing, he relieves himself and feels much more comfortable. As he goes back through the gate, he says to the police officer, "That was really decent of you... is that what you call English hospitality?"
"No sir...", replied the police officer, "...that is what we call the French Embassy."
中文翻译
一位在伦敦的美国游客决定脱离旅行团，独自探索这座城市。他四处闲逛，欣赏风景，偶尔在一家古雅的酒吧停下来，感受当地文化，与当地人聊天，并喝上一品脱苦啤酒。
过了一会儿，他发现自己来到了一个非常高档的社区，到处都是宏伟的住宅……没有酒吧，没有商店，没有餐馆，最糟糕的是，没有公共厕所。
喝了那么多健力士啤酒后，他实在是憋不住了。他找到一条狭窄的小巷，两旁建筑物的围墙很高，于是决定对着墙解决问题。
正当他拉开拉链时，一位伦敦警察拍了拍他的肩膀，说道：“我说，先生，您可不能在这里这样做，您知道的。”
“非常抱歉，警官，”美国人回答说，“但我真的、真的憋不住了，而且我实在找不到公共厕所。”
“啊，是的，”警察说，“跟我来。”他把美国人领到一条后巷的送货通道，打开了一扇门。
“就在那儿，”警察指着里面说，“去吧，先生，随便哪里都行。”
这位游客走进去，发现自己置身于一个前所未见的美丽花园中。修剪整齐的草坪、雕像、喷泉、造型各异的树篱，以及大片盛开的绚丽花圃，一切都完美绽放。
既然得到了警察的许可，他便解决了内急，感觉舒服多了。当他走回门口时，对警察说：“您真是太好了……这就是你们所说的英式款待吗？”
“不，先生……”警察回答道，“……这是我们所说的法国大使馆。”