In British comedy, Manuel is the Spanish waiter in the old television show Fawlty Towers. He works in a hotel, but he speaks and understands very little English, so he is always asking “Qué?” — Spanish for “What?”.

In British comedy在英國喜劇裡，Manuel is the Spanish waiter in the old television show Fawlty TowersManuel是老電視節目Fawlty Towers裡那個西班牙服務生。He works in a hotel他在一間旅館工作，but he speaks and understands very little English但他會說、也聽得懂的英文非常少，so he is always asking "Qué?"所以他總是在問「Qué?」 — Spanish for "What?"西班牙文的「什麼？」。

People in the UK still use that as a joke: if they have not understood you, they may put on a lost look and say “Qué?”, as if they were Manuel. The joke only works if the other person knows the show; many younger people do not.

People in the UK still use that as a joke英國人現在還會拿這個開玩笑：if they have not understood you如果他們沒聽懂你的話，they may put on a lost look and say "Qué?"可能會裝出一臉茫然說「Qué?」，as if they were Manuel好像自己是Manuel一樣。The joke only works if the other person knows the show這個笑話只有在對方知道這個節目時才成立；many younger people do not很多年輕人並不知道。

It is a running gag about bad English and a very impatient boss, not a dictionary word for “waiter.” Though actually the character is a stereotype, and you would not copy the joke to tease a real Spanish speaker. The name itself is an ordinary Spanish and Portuguese man's name.

It is a running gag about bad English and a very impatient boss它是一個關於破英文和非常沒耐心老闆的持續性玩笑，not a dictionary word for "waiter."不是字典裡「服務生」的意思 Though actually the character is a stereotype不過其實這個角色是一種刻板印象，and you would not copy the joke to tease a real Spanish speaker你不應該拿這個玩笑去嘲笑真正的西班牙語使用者。The name itself is an ordinary Spanish and Portuguese man's name這個名字本身是一個普通的西班牙文和葡萄牙文男性名字。