Lobster or Shrimp?The Scandal in the Parliament Cafeteria.


Lobster or Shrimp?The Scandal in the Parliament Cafeteria.

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Lobster or Shrimp?The Scandal in the Parliament Cafeteria.

The government office that checks spending looked at the Parliament's cafeteria for two years. They found many problems, but the biggest was that the cheap food was not what it was supposed to be.

It turns out that for two years, the lawmakers were accidentally served expensive lobster instead of regular shrimp. The cafeteria's head chef, Givi Gogishvili, took the blame for mixing up the suppliers.

He accidentally ordered lobsters that cost 4000 rubles per kilogram instead of shrimp that cost 400 rubles. He said he was very busy also making food for other important people and couldn't check everything.

Surprisingly, the lawmakers didn't even notice the switch and even complained that the shrimp were too small! They asked for more, not realizing they were eating expensive lobster.

Now, the lawmakers will have a meeting to decide how to pay back the extra cost of the seafood. They will use an extra 80 million rubles to cover the mistake, and they also found out they accidentally served expensive whiskey instead of Russian vodka!


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What did the government office check?

They checked the Parliament's cafeteria.

What was the biggest problem found in the cafeteria?

The cheap food was not what it was supposed to be.

What will the lawmakers do about the extra cost?

They will have a meeting to decide how to pay back the extra cost.


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