/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>staying in berlin for a few months
>i'm confident about my german, and i'm so excited to use it
>get in late, so nothings open
>oh well, i hear burger king is better in europe!
>walk in, read the menu fluently (though it's basically english), and figure out what i'm going to order
>ok, here we go. this is it.
>"guten abend! die..." blah blah blah in german
>cashier responds with something
>oh shit, i have no idea what she just said
>"wie, bitte?"
>says it again slower, i still have no clue
>freeze up completely, just stand there staring like a deer in the headlights
>she flashes me a smug grin and says in perfect english, "for here or carryout?"
>"c-c-c-carryout, bi-uh, please"
i felt so ready

>>11583868
it's fucking close alright