International vacations often require a certain grasp of the language to get by, and while these two American tourists thought they'd mastered Italian, there proved to be a major flaw in their understanding.
After thinking she'd ordered a margarita cocktail, TikTok user @sploww posted a hilarious video revealing what actually arrived at their table. When the server came over, they didn't have a cocktail in their hand—but a Margherita pizza instead.
To make matters worse, the New Yorker requested the cocktail come with "salt on the rim" of the glass, but due to a misunderstanding, the chef hilariously sprinkled salt on the pizza crust instead.
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The video has left social media users in hysterics, and in just a matter of days, it's already amassed over 959,100 views and more than 106,500 likes.
Fortunately, the couple weren't too dismayed by the arrival of the random pizza, as the TikToker said it was "the funniest thing that's happened" during their vacation to Messina, Italy.
American tourists ordered margaritas in an Italian restaurant, only to be served margherita pizza instead. The hilarious clip went viral on social media.American tourists ordered margaritas in an Italian restaurant, only to be served margherita pizza instead. The hilarious clip went viral on social media.@sploww / TikTokLearning the language can be a major help when traveling abroad. But a recent YouGov poll showed that picking up a dictionary and learning the lingo isn't for everyone.
Globally, two in five consumers are willing to learn the basics of a new language before they travel, but 38 percent of Americans say they don't bother learning anything before hopping on a flight.
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American millennials were the most likely of all generations to learn the fundamentals of a new language, at 53 percent. This wasn't as popular among their older counterparts, as just 36 percent of Generation X would follow suit.
Fortunately, the couple was able to get their hands on some margaritas eventually, as the TikToker shared a clip of them correctly managing to order two cocktails.
Since the video went viral, it has already amassed over 1,200 comments on TikTok.
One comment reads: "I would just accept my fate in silence. The universe decided."
Another TikToker wrote: "Imagine the pizza guy's reaction seeing the ticket."
Others shared their own linguistic disasters, as one commenter wrote: "I ordered a pepperoni pizza, and I got peppers only."
Another person joked, "Lol, I recently got a pizza with fries as a topping. I need to learn Italian."
Newsweek reached out to @sploww via email for comment.
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