Chef Gerhard's Curse

A series of disasters that will make you question the very fabric of reality

Case Study: The Great Schnitzel Debacle

It started innocently enough, with a simple order of schnitzel from a local German restaurant. But things quickly took a turn for the worse as the chef, a gruff but lovable man named Gerhard, began to speak in a language that sounded suspiciously like Klingon.

"I'm afraid I have some bad news," Gerhard said, his eyes narrowing into slits. "The schnitzel, eet ees not ees best ees served with a side of ze sauerkraut, no?"

The customer, a bewildered American tourist, stared back at Gerhard in confusion. "Uh, what? You mean the coleslaw?"

Gerhard's expression turned from gruff to apoplectic. "NEIN! Zee coleslaw, eet ees not ees same zing! Zee sauerkraut, eet ees where eet belongs!"

And so began the Great Schnitzel Debacle, a disaster that would go on to become one of the most infamous cases in the history of lost-in-translation disasters.

Stay tuned for more case studies in this series of lost-in-translation disasters! And if you're feeling brave, try ordering from Gerhard's restaurant. Just don't say "schnitzel"...