What’s The Chinese Word For Granola?

If you are going down the path of spelling out BURGER, letter by letter, to a person with a minimal grasp of English, you deserve to get served BUG, idiot!

Maybe you're just not getting it MissBasset, we don't know that it wasn't available, we just know that the associate had trouble figuring out what he wanted and eventually when he thought they got it, sent up something else. Granola isn't one of life's necessities and I don't think Lucky will be travelling with granola anytime soon (although maybe there's a new product for him down the line. Lucky granola!) Let's try it with a different example. There's nothing Lucky loves more when away from home than a burger and a Diet Coke with lime. The Diet Coke with lime wasn't a problem, but the burger? That's another story. Associate: “You want… bug?” Me: “Burger. It’s listed under main courses on the menu.” Associate: “Bird?” Me: “No, burger. I can spell it for you.” Associate: “Yes.” Me: “B.” Associate: “B.” Me: “U.” Associate: “U.” Me: “R.” Associate: “R.” Me: “G.” Associate: “G.” Me: “E.” Associate: “E.” Me: “R.” Associate: “R” Me: “Yes, that’s it. So buuuuuuuuurgerrrrrrrrr.” The associate put me on hold for a moment to check. At this point I figured I had it in the bag, and was being as clear as this lady was in teaching her students how to pronounce “Coke” in Korean (oh how appropriate given Lucky loves Diet Coke with lime). Associate: “Ah okay burger you want.” Me: “Yep, perfect!” Associate: “Okay, so to confirm your order, diet coke with lime and burga.” Me: “Sounds good to me.” 20 minutes later there’s a knock. I got the diet coke with lime as ordered, though it was accompanied by Peking Duck pancakes. Surely if a hotel advertises a burger on their menu their associates when calling 24 hour room service should a) know what a burger is, and b) should be able to provide one. Burgers are commonplace in lots of countries and this was a W hotel and they had the burger on the menu. Should Lucky have to bring his own burgers when he travels overseas? Vote now.

@MissBasset Granola isn't an American thing, but it is a western thing. I don't expect places in China to offer granola, but if they do, I expect them to have it and their employees to know what it is. If they only want to serve corn flakes, then don't write rice crispies, granola, and oatmeal on the menu. Chinglish may be meaningless and if it happened to me i'd more understanding if it was a Chinese B&B, but I expect more from a W hotel.

@MissBasset Umm no. If you're a business in the service industry and you have a menu or product list, your staff better know what is actually on that list or they shouldn't be working for you.

If you're off to foreign parts and you want to have what you are accustomed to at home, like Granola, pack a container/packet of it in your luggage! Simple, no?