We went to order and the woman behind the counter recited the menu to us. When she finished I said to my fiancee, I will have the same as you, as I did not understand one single word the woman had said.
Well I suppose the Americans have the same problem when they come over here. I returned to the cloakroom once at Glasgow University students' union to collect my umbrella and asked the new (American) attendant to please hand me my brolly. He came back with it a few moments later and said "I can't find no brolly but I found this gamp."