Restaurants And The Dangers Of Using Google Translate

I just heard a rather charming tale about a group
of British pensioners who have just returned from a week’s holiday in northern
Italy.




One night they went to eat at a small, family-run
restaurant in the hills outside Florence. The owner could speak no English, but
proudly translated his menu to them using Google Translate.




But it seems he got a trifle carried away after
they’d left, and sent them this message to thank them for their custom...











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