I used to work at a grocery store and this was pretty common. One time I was handed a slip of paper that said "monster jello" and the guy actually wanted mozzarella. Another time someone wanted "gampfruit" and it was actually eggplant.
After establishing the monster jello guy wasn't talking about jello, I asked if it was a condiment. He said yes. I showed him mayonnaise hoping it was what he meant. He took a jar from my hand and said, "No, it's supposed to be cold." After figuring it out he sighed and said we have too many "foreign foods."
The most common problem was people who had no idea what to call tomato sauce. They called it anything from prago (combination of Ragu and Prego), red sauce, "ketchup sauce" or one person who was adamant it's called oregano.
I used to work at a grocery store and this was pretty common. One time I was handed a slip of paper that said "monster jello" and the guy actually wanted mozzarella. Another time someone wanted "gampfruit" and it was actually eggplant.
Did they know it was cheese?
If they were a native speaker - this baffles me.
After establishing the monster jello guy wasn't talking about jello, I asked if it was a condiment. He said yes. I showed him mayonnaise hoping it was what he meant. He took a jar from my hand and said, "No, it's supposed to be cold." After figuring it out he sighed and said we have too many "foreign foods."
The most common problem was people who had no idea what to call tomato sauce. They called it anything from prago (combination of Ragu and Prego), red sauce, "ketchup sauce" or one person who was adamant it's called oregano.
It's like a bit.
What. The. Hell.
Reminds me of that sketch about the Danish language
This confirms my suspicions that all foreigners actually do speak English, but they're speaking other "languages" to purposely confuse me