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rob, Wed 14 Jan 2004, 13:01)
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The language barrierWhen I was a teenage vegetarian visiting my Pa in Hong Kong, he took me to a restaurant and accidentally told the waiter that I eat children. The guy looked horrified until he realised that he actually meant vegetables.
Another time my Grandmother was visiting him and met up with his Wife's Ma in the street. Meaning to say 'good morning' she cheerfully bellowed "dog's cocks!"
What bloody stupid things have you ended up saying or having said to you because of language barriers?
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Note to selfWhen on a skiing trip to Austria, do not tell impressionable people that the German for "Thank you" is "Der Fuhrer war von Oesterrich", or "Hitler was an Austrian".
It only leads to bad feeling.
Specifically, it lead to us being kicked out of the only bar in 20 miles.
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