Which is more pleasant?
1) When my boyfriend and I were looking around the city for a restroom, we went into a bookstore, asked if we could use the restroom, and they testily said no, there was one at the gas station down the street.
2) When my boyfriend and I were looking around the city for a restroom, we went into a bookstore, said we didn't mean to bother them but did could we use the restroom, and they said yes. A: 1