And you pronounced the name of a dish (French, Italian, Spanish etc) correctly and the waitress gave you a really funny look?
2007-03-18 17:51:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Nope, can't say I have.
2007-03-18 17:54:14 · answer #1 · answered by Green-Eyed Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am a waitress in an italian restaurant and if a customer pronounced a dish correctly that would be a miracle b/c half the time when people ask for Gnocchi's they say something realllllllly dumb like Ganocchy's or w/e. but no its never happend to meee.
2007-03-19 00:56:56 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ xtina ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never mind. I misread the question. I must say I am impressed by people who can do that because I'm terrible at pronouncing such things. As I said before, generally if I think a pronunciation is beyond me I motion the server over and just point at the menu.
2007-03-21 23:54:57 · answer #3 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been on both sides of the coin with the same food. Quesadilla.
When I worked at a resteraunt that served them, I was constantly asked for a kway-suh-deal-yuh.
And then I have ordered the same dish in a resteaunt and have been given a weird look and asked if what I meant was a kway-suh-deal-yuh.
It's a cheesy doubled sword.
2007-03-19 01:05:30 · answer #4 · answered by jkautt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I spent a summer studying in Italy, and when I came back to Indiana, I could hardly wait to use my skills at an Italian restaurant. Sadly, they were lost in translation...
And yes, those EYE-talians do make a mean "sketti bolloggnessy".
;-)
2007-03-19 01:00:41 · answer #5 · answered by OneRedCent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Gnocchi. The waiter had no idea what I wanted, I finally pointed and he said "oh you mean gee-noch-ee" Also, happens all the time with Gyros, "you mean gee-rows".
Gee now I'm hungry....
2007-03-19 00:58:33 · answer #6 · answered by ohbrother 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. They should really teach the waiters how to pronouce the items on the menu.
2007-03-19 00:54:23 · answer #7 · answered by The Nana of Nana's 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because I don't order anything I can't pronounce!
2007-03-19 00:59:24 · answer #8 · answered by LSD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not yet but from ur question I think U had the experience.
2007-03-19 00:58:57 · answer #9 · answered by AbuSaleh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I did this once many years ago.
2007-03-19 10:48:33 · answer #10 · answered by Pauly W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because "Super size it" can be understood world wide.
2007-03-19 00:59:55 · answer #11 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋