Did you really think through your order…?

I don’t know if you will find this story funny… I was more confused than amused at the time :-)

Me and my friends went to the seaside and after some sightseeing we’ve got hungry and started searching for a place where we could have lunch. 

We found this small take-away bar where you can buy a hot-dog, hamburger, fries and so on, but nothing on the menu (except fries) was vegetarian.  After looking on the menu for some dish I could just modify a bit while placing my order to be meat-free- I got to the counter and politely asked:

-          Can I have a ‘kebab’ but without meat in it, please..? (I know that it sounded a bit absurd…At least I was trying! ;-) )

-          A ‘kebab’ without meat?!- I felt I needed to explain what I meant by ordering such a thing so I replied:

-          Yes, well, in my town we call it ‘knysza’ or ‘pita’ with vegetables. Can I have just a bread roll with vegetables and sauce, please? – At this point I though everything was ok and in a moment I will have my lunch. But no.

-          Well… you could ask me for a “vegetarian bread roll”- Said the lady behind the counter after few seconds. So finally I knew what was the name of food I wanted to eat and gladly I ordered:

-          Can I have a ‘vegetarian bread roll’, please..?

-          Why of course!

And I must say it was a pretty tasty piece of bread roll filled with vegetables and sauce...!