‘Translator needed’: Woman points out struggle when ordering in US

An Australian woman has detailed her confusing McDonald’s drive-through experience while in America as staff struggled to understand her.

One woman has pointed out the key difference that causes confusion when Australians order at places such as McDonald’s while overseas.

TikTok user @betty.micsh re-enacted a scene of an Australian in the drive thru at fast food giant McDonald’s in America.

“Can I get a bottle of water,” Betty asked, using her regular voice.

A voice off screen, posing as the Macca’s drive-through attendant, asked Betty to repeat herself.

TikTok user @betty.micsh re-enacted a scene of an Australian in the drive thru at fast food giant McDonald’s in America. Picture: TikTok/@betty.micsh

Betty did once again but the staff member in the skit said: “I’m sorry ma’am, can you please repeat that? I can’t understand you.”

Betty began to repeat herself before pausing just as she was about to say the word “water”.

Instead, she quickly switched to an American accent, pronouncing it like “wahder”.

The staff member immediately clicked, giving Betty what she had tried asking for twice before.

“Yes ma’am, coming right up,” the staff member said, as Betty looked both pleased and relieved the interaction had been successful.

“Translator needed,” she captioned the skit.

Many shared similar experiences of travelling abroad.

Many others shared their experience of the same thing while travelling abroad.

“I had to say banana like an American when I asked for banana bread there lol,” one person commented.

Another said: “I’m British, this happened to me at an airport when I was like 10 lol.”

One said: “It happens to me all the time I’m like screaming What I want.”

Another added: “I would always say Coca Cola in restaurants instead of coke as they thought cake.”