Russians in a hurry: bistro

Definitions of bistro on the Web:

* Fr. A small restaurant, featuring simple fare, sometimes with entertainment.
www.hometravelagency.com/dictionary/ltrb.html

Well yes, but it originated after the Napoleonic Wars when there were Russian troops in Paris, often in a hurry to get served, so they would call out "Быстро!" ("Bystro"!) to the waiters, meaning "Quickly! Hurry up!". So a restaurant set up to satisfy them became know as a bistro, which at the time must have been the equivalent of what we call a "fast food joint". But bistros these days are not at all the same as fast food joints.

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