Thursday, May 26, 2011
Is there a Mr. Microwave in the house?
We went to a fantastic restaurant for lunch today. I took a to-go box back to the hotel hoping I could heat it up somewhere for dinner. I went to the front desk around dinnertime and asked them, "Is there a microwave in the hotel that I could use?" They didn't really understand me, so I asked again if there was a microwave in the hotel. I tried to explain that it takes cold food and makes it hot. But at this point, they'd already started to type on their computer. I told Brian they must have a translation program on their computers. The attendant called someone and said a bunch of stuff in Chinese. Then she handed me the phone. The lady on the other end said in very broken English, "Excuse me, could you please spell microwave?" I spelled it for her. She repeated the letters back to me and I confirmed they were correct. Then she said, "I'm sorry, I can't find a guest with the name microwave." Brian and I very quickly said thank you and left before they could see us laughing our heads off! Definitely the funniest 'lost in translation' moment we've had yet!
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