Your funniest Misunderstandings

[Wilff]

During a stay in Scotland ,I ordered a drink at the bar.

I asked for a " Bitter Lemon" the barman looked quite surprised & confused, so after a few times of him asking me to repeat my drink of Bitter Lemon ( as in Schweppes) he went away to get our orders.

When he brought the tray of drinks, all became clear why he was so puzzled.. in my glass was literally " a bit of Lemon " !!

The was definitely an accent barrier
Hahaha

DH and his best friend have 3 daughters between them of a very similar age... at the time they were 8,9 and 10. Theoretically could be sisters... and look a bit similar! (The 8 &10yos are sisters)
DH and best friend used to take them to an extracurricular activity, and would help whichever of the three that needed it. Other club members heard both men called Dad.

People came to the conclusion they were gay partners with three daughters!

When we lived in Ireland, after the first day of nursery, DS's nursery worker said "he's just after some tea." So I said "It's spaghetti hoops on toast." She looked so confused.
It took me far too long to work this out. Weeks went by with this same confusion.
In England, "he's after some tea" means "he wants some tea"
It turns out "he's after some tea" means "he just had some tea" in the northwest of Ireland.