20 Married People Whose First Time Meeting Their Partner's Family Went Hilariously Awry

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“I met my Italian ex’s family during a summer in Italy and I didn’t speak a word of their language. Well, one night, his parents hosted a big dinner party with all of his extended family and his mom served chicken cotoletta, which is basically breaded, deep-fried chicken breast similar to the Japanese dish chicken katsu.”

“She asked him to ask me if I liked the food and I nervously blurted out, ‘Yes, of course. I LOVE katsu!’ And suddenly there was silence, except for the laughter of my ex’s brother, who was the only other person at the table who spoke English. After a pause, my ex leaned over to inform me that ‘katsu’ sounds very similar to ‘cazzo,’ which, in Italian, means PENIS. That’s right. I chose the first family dinner to announce to the whole extended family that I indeed love penis.”

—Digitalengine