My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Feelings and Emotions from A to Z in 55 Words. Today, M is for Misunderstanding.
With his pen hovering over the notepad, the waiter asked, “Super Salad?”
I said, “Sure, why not!”
He gave me a frosty look and repeated with emphasis, “Su… per… Salad?”
“Yes, I’d like a Super Salad!”, I answered pleasantly.
He looked daggers at me, when my friend nudged and whispered, “He’s asking, Soup or Salad?”
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Sorry, but this really cracked me up! Now I need to read some of your other entries.
DB McNicol, author
April A-Z Participant
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed reading this one, Donna 🙂
Hahaha.. Too good.
Thanks Janaki 🙂
😆 You’re rocking the short story challenge!!
Thank you so much, Roshni! Glad you enjoyed reading the 55ers here 🙂
Hehehe…hilarous! This reminds me of how Gujjus end up with ‘Shower ma Chicken,’…Shwarma Chicken for others 😉
LOL @ Shower ma 😀
😆 😆 I can’t stop laughing, thanks for giving me a great start to the day! Read this out to mu husband and mother too!!
Glad that this 55er brought smiles and laughter at your end. 🙂
Hilarious. This really happened to a friend of mine at a consulate when she went to get a visa. (She wrote a post about it.) The clerk was telling everyone waiting to get a visa that they all should submit “virginal documents”. It took a while for people to understand he is asking for original documents.
OMG!! That’s sooo funny! 😀
I heard about this story of ‘Super Salad’ in one of our Communication Skills workshop. The trainer gave this as one of the example and thinking about it always brings a smile 🙂
hahahaha ROFL that’s really amusing 😀
Glad you enjoyed reading it, Raj 🙂
hahhahaha….that was wonderful!
Thank you, S 🙂
Super funny 🙂 You are a witty writer.
Thank you, Sulekha. Happy that you liked it 🙂
Hahahaha 😀
This was awesome 🙂
Thanks a lot, Soumya 🙂
Lol 😀 that must have been so embarrassing for both 😀 I just cant stop laughing 😀
You bet 😀 Glad you enjoyed this 55er, Swathi! 🙂
Oh that was too funny. Good one Shilpa. Misunderstanding well portrayed.
Thanks Suzy 🙂
Hahahaha this reminds me of an advertisement that used to come sometime back. It was about some washing powder where in a guy stilling in a restaurant says, “Maine kaha Daal do(Lentil soup), aur waiter ne daal diya (he poured it on me)”- pointing towards his white shirt! 😀
LOL 😀 That would be one funny ad!
This has happened to me so many times. I can never understand different accents, specially happens when I visit Chinese restaurants. Good one 🙂
I know, accents, tonality can make such a big difference! Thanks Prasanna 🙂
Awesome, super!!
Thks Ruchi 🙂
Ha ha Shilpa – Super funny.
Glad you enjoyed it, Tulika 🙂
Good one! 😆
Thanks Stephanie 🙂
Misunderstanding brought a smile on my lips .Nice one.
Thanks Ma’am 🙂
This made me laugh because I have done this! LOL Pure awesome bit of fiction! ♥
Thanks Kathy! Glad that this brought some laughs at your end 🙂
LOL. That was too good. A variation of this might or might not have happened with me when I had just moved to US. 😛 😉
Thank you Shantala! You must remember and do share your story too 🙂
This misunderstanding brought a smile on my lips. A good one.
Thank you Ma’am. Glad you enjoyed reading this one! 🙂
Hahahahahaha! Brilliant 😀
Guilie @ Quiet Laughter
Thanks Guilie! How have you been! Good to see you here 🙂
Ha ha! That was so funny! I am still smiling! Sup-er-salad
Thks Parul 🙂
After reading this (found you from a tweet) I had to go and read all of your other posts, thankfully they were short! In my mind, this is the perfect blog to have on A To Z. Short, sweet, to the point and highly amusing/enjoyable/thought provoking and just plain fun. So glad I followed the tweet! And now I’m following you. Lisa, co-host AtoZ 2015, @ http://www.lisabuiecollard.com
Thank you so much, Lisa for your visit here and the kind words too. Glad you enjoyed reading the posts here. Looking forward to read you too 🙂
Hahahaha – too funny:-) Hope u found your super salad somewhere else:-) 🙂
LOL:D Sadly, they dont serve the ‘super salad’ anywhere 😀
That’s indeed a good one! 😀
Cheers
Thank you Geetika 🙂
So funny! I literally laughed out loud – or should I just have written LOL! Either way, a brilliant few words.
LOL is cool 😀 Thanks Keith. Happy that this made you laugh and smile 🙂
The “super salad” sounds like a choice that I’d like. Or maybe the “Super Soup” on a cold day. Hilarious.
Arlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
I wouldnt mind a Super Salad too! Thanks Lee, glad you enjoyed this 55er 🙂
hahahaha.. hilarious.. Super Salad!! too good
Thank you Shrikant 🙂
Oh that’s too funny Shilpa! 😉 I loved reading that! So easy to misunderstand that, especially if said in a foreign accent one cannot understand well! 😉 <3
Oh! Such misunderstandings are so common! Thanks Elly, glad you enjoyed reading this post 🙂
Ahhh! Misunderstandings due to accents and different dialects. They usually make some funny moments. I wonder what goes into a Supper Salad.
ROFL! my family is looking at me strangely as I am rolling over in front of my comp 😀 😀 😀
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Ha ha ha!! You need such few words to be so effective, Shilpa!!
Sup-er post 😉 Or should I say Soup or Post? 😀
Ha ha ! Been there, and done that 😛
There have been instances when I misunderstand and few others when I am misunderstood. More recently, when I said – “Full tank” to the person at the gas station, he pondered and asked me – “For how much do you want me to fill up?” 😯
Haha, cracked me up! Loved it Shilpa!
Lol!! Oh I’ve been there…accents can be hard to understand sometimes and you can get it so wrong and offend people without intending to! 😛
This has actually happened to me 😀
LOL! That was embarrassing.
Haha! That was funny. I’m hungry too, so I’d like a super salad. 😉