Funny mistakes in other languages

BlunderWoman

BlunderWoman

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I once asked for 12 fried shrimp in Spanish at a restaurant. The waiter looked all ticked off and walked off and came back with the chef. The chef said " What did you call the waiter? " I said "I didn't call him anything. I ordered shrimp" He said " How did you say it? I said "Cabrones". He said " Then you just ordered bastards. Shrimp is 'camarones'. " It was the last time I ever tried to order food in Spanish.


My friend was married to a foreign guy. For his English class in college he was supposed to write about why he wanted to come to America. When my friend read his paper to me I just rolled with laughter. It said " I had always dreamed of owning my own condom and not having to share with anyone"
He had meant 'condominium '

oh yeah.. in the middle east years and years ago.. I told the hotel manager " Shit shit" in Arabic because I didn't know the word for bathroom. I did know the word for shit though .
 

When I was learning German I wanted some cheese (Kaese) and asked for some Scheisse (sh*t). Oops. At least Germans speak very politely so I asked for Scheisse very politely.
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
When I was learning German I wanted some cheese (Kaese) and asked for some Scheisse (sh*t). Oops. At least Germans speak very politely so I asked for Scheisse very politely.
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lol looks like I'm not the lone ranger here
 

GeorgiaXplant said:
Well, if all those other languages just didn't have so many words that sound so alike it would help:)
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lol Georgia my friend has a husband who is 100 percent American and I get so embarrassed because I cannot for the life of me understand what he's saying when she isn't there. I was sitting in a pub with them & she went to the bathroom and I was lost and couldn't understand him. I swear to God he sounds exactly like Boomhaur on King of the hill

 
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