25 Embarrassing Language-Related Fiascos

‘I’ve been asking to ham letters’

If you’ve ever wondered whether or not German was a difficult language to learn, look no further than the following stories. One Redditor will never forget the time they meant to exclaim that they were hot, but instead shouted that they were horny — while on a bus full of elderly women. Another realized after an embarrassing mix-up that the German word for “sponge” is pronounced almost exactly the same as the German word for “vagina.” 

On that incredibly unfortunate but hilarious note, other Redditors have shared their most embarrassing language-related fiascos, including one guy at a restaurant who ordered an item that definitely wasn’t on the menu.

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