“Good evening, can I help you? <br />How is it going? How do you feel? ” <br /> <br />“I’m not well, I need a doctor, <br />I’ve got backache, I’ve got diarrhoea, <br />I’ve got ‘flu, my feet hurt. <br />I’d like something for a headache, <br />I’d like some aspirin, I’d like some bandages, <br />I’d like a bottle of red wine. <br />I’m English, my name is Pete”. <br /> <br />“Thanks for everything! ” <br /> <br />*Written with the help of my favourite foreign-language phrasebook.<br /><br />Pete Crowther<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/taken-ill-when-abroad-or-my-drozhky-driver-has-b/
