Exciting appetizer
In my second week in Cologne, Germany, I was invited to a restaurant by my new German co-workers. I could have ordered in English, but was determined to impress everyone at the table, so I told the waiter: Als Vorspiel hätte ich gern Spargelsuppe. Everyone exploded into laughter and I was informed that I had just ordered asparagus soup as foreplay instead of Vorspeise - which is German for 'appetizer'. I got an extra-large portion of soup to soothe my wounded ego!
Sent by: Anne
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I had been in Cologne for a month or so. It was a cold winter day when I went with a friend to order drinks in a cafe. I wished to order a mug of Cacao mit Sahne - chocolate with cream but my pronunciation came out as Kacke mit Sahne. As the waiters, waitresses and my friend fell about laughing, I blushed a deep red that only increased when they explained I'd ordered a mug of turds with cream.
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