So I’m at a bar the other day with some Hungarians and it’s pretty busy. I decide to get in line and order each of us 2 beers (2*4 = 8 beers), so we don’t have to get in line again too soon.

I practice how to order. “Noyt” is how you pronounce “Eight” and “Shure” is how you pronounce “Beer”. “Noyt shure” should get me eight beers.

I’m also hungry and see a sign saying “Hot-Dog” so I figure I’ll get one of those. If I mess up pronouncing the beer order, surely they’ll understand “Hot dog”.

So I’m working up to courage to try and order this in Hungarian knowing I’ll look like a jack ass. I’m “not sure’ about saying “noyt shure” and that’s throwing me off right away, because I want to say “Not Sure” because I’m not sure of what I’m saying.

Anyhow, I managed to spit it out, and somehow I only end up with 1 beer. Whoops! So one of the Hungarians I’m with places the order and all is well, though I can’t really tell how he pronounced it so differently from I. And then I ordered a hot dog, and again nonsense.

“Hot dog” - Blank stare.
I point to the sign behind the bartender that says “Hot Dog” and I say “Hot Dog” again. - Blank stare.
Then one of my friends says it slightly differently like “Hoat Doag” and the light goes on and I get a hot dog. I’m shocked by this point - Surely he couldn’t have been that retarded that when I say hot dog he doesn’t understand? It’s the exact same word!

Oh well. They ended up being out of hot dogs anyway.