{McDonald's drive-thru in Nicosia after gorging on a surprisingly delicious first Thanksgiving meal together.}
Voice on Intercom: something in Greek.
Mr. F: Um, yes, hello! Just one minute please.
VOI: Huhlo, you want cheeseburger?
Mr. F: No, just give us a sec.
VOI: Two cheeseburgers?
Mr. F: NO! No cheeseburgers. Just a medium Coke.
{three chicken sandwiches appear on monitor.}
Mr. F: NO! No chicken! No cheeseburgers! Just Coke!
VOI: Uh...please wait.
Second Voice on Intercom: Hello? You wanted cheeseburgers?
Mr. F: No, no we didn't. We just want a medium Coke and a caramel sundae.
{desired items appear on screen, sandwiches taken off, but a large fry appears.}
2VOI: Okay, so you want one coke, one sundae, and one fry?
Mr. F: No! No fry! Just the Coke and sundae!
{fry disappears but ketchup shows up on screen.}
Mr. F: No ketchup!
{ketchup disappears and order looks fine.}
Mr. F: YES! That's it!
2VOI: Dat will be free euro firty at the first window.
{pull around to first window and pay while laughing relentlessly. pick up order at next window and amazingly, it's correct.}
Hey, sometimes that happens here in America too! I guess McDonald's is internationally consistent.
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