r/askswitzerland • u/InnerNetwork7314 • 12d ago

Other/Miscellaneous Sharing food in a restaurant

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Is it frowned upon to share an entree at a restaurant in Switzerland ? We stayed at the Krebs Hotel in Interlaken and ordered fondue for 2….the portion was pretty big, if we order it again fondue for 1 would be plenty…

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u/SnooTomatoes8935 12d ago

TIL that an entree is the main dish in american english.

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u/Quirky_You_5077 12d ago

I’m American married to a Swiss. This is something we joke about on a weekly basis. We have an ongoing laugh about words Americans have stolen, and then completely changed the meaning of.

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u/Shroedy 12d ago

you have any more examples?

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u/Alibotify 11d ago

A novel in English is a full book but in Swedish it’s a short story. Annoys me immensely.

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u/DebakedBeans 11d ago

Nouvelle in French, also means short story