Well, This Is Awkward

Laura Bush’s gracious attempt to speak to her Brazilian hosts in their native Portuguese backfired today when she accidentally asked to have “lunch in a library.” Not wishing to embarrass the President’s well-intentioned wife, officials at the Biblioteca Demonstrativa in Brasilia quickly set up a table complete with tablecloth and centerpiece, but since the facility was built without a working kitchen, the most they could offer was a glass of water and polite but uncomfortable smiles as the First Lady waited patiently for a menu.