No Comprehendo...ITC Kitchens of India

No Comprehendo? Tsk, tsk

-   ITC Kitchens of India

On a cool evening at Odriew Restaurant:

On a cool winter’s evening, a couple saunter in. They have been identified for a prank by the management and ITC Kitchens of India.

The gent beckons the waiter and asks for the menu.

The waiter asks, “Order yennanga?”

Sorry? Says the guest.

The waiter patiently repeats, “Order yennanga?”

English? Asks the guest, hopefully.

The waiter shakes his head.

Hindi?

Once again, the waiter shakes his head.

The guest calls another waiter. (Dear, dear!)

The second waiter says, “Order yennanga?” (Oh, dear!)

Frustrated, the guest opens the menu card to read the contents and explain. 

But what’s this? It’s in a strange language! (Oh, dear!)

The guest whose patience is in tethers asks for any waiter, even the manager, he weeps, anyone who can speak English. (Tsk, tsk) All this and much else is recorded and uploaded on YouTube. (Dear me!)

At length, the manager comes. The guest is relieved and welcomes him with teary eyes.

The manager, wringing his hands nervously asks, “Vannakkum. Yenna prachanai?” (Oops!)

The gent has had it. He wants to leave this God-forsaken place, he announces.

At that, the manager says in chaste English that a joke was played on him. And would he be so kind as to take a seat and place his order? And yes, all the waiters know English and they have menu cards printed in English, too.

The suitably mollified guest enjoys a lovely meal with his companion. And might we add: his meal is on the house with best compliments from the management and ITC Kitchens of India?

Thanks for stopping by. 

Vannakkum.