{"id":21038,"date":"2018-02-05T16:21:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T16:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabnews24.com\/?p=21038"},"modified":"2018-02-05T16:21:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T16:21:22","slug":"olympic-team-overwhelmed-with-15000-eggs-they-didnt-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/olympic-team-overwhelmed-with-15000-eggs-they-didnt-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic team overwhelmed with 15,000 eggs they didn\u2019t order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A minor translation error in a conversation with Norway\u2019s Olympic Team has left their Korean hosts with egg on their face \u2013 the Norwegian caterers took delivery of 15,000 eggs, ten times the amount they actually ordered.<br \/>\nThe Norwegian Olympic team, which arrived in PyeongChang for the 2018 Winter Games, had placed an order for 1,500 eggs, but something was lost in translation \u2013 or rather, added: An extra zero increased the order tenfold.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- punjabnews24 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6565419310935097\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6948863062\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe conversation between the Norwegian guests and the Korean hosts wasn\u2019t all that smooth as both sides made use of an online translator, Aftenposten reports.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the delivery arrived, but it only took one look at it too see it was too much. \u201cWe received half a truck load of eggs,\u201d said Stale Johansen, the Team Norway\u2019s chef. \u201cThere was no end to the delivery. Absolutely unbelievable,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- punjabnews24 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6565419310935097\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6948863062\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nFortunately, the chefs managed to return most of the order \u2013 13,500 eggs, to be precise \u2013 but they say Norwegian athletes in need of protein can still expect a lot egg-wise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be omelets, boiled and fried eggs and smoked salmon with scrambled eggs. And we hope there will be a lot of sugar bread made for medal winners,\u201d Johansen said.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- punjabnews24 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6565419310935097\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6948863062\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe Games will push Norwegian cooks to their limits, he added, saying \u201cthe biggest challenge is that we will serve food virtually around the clock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have both cross-country skiing and ice skating here, and there is food served from half past seven in the morning until almost two,\u201d the chef explained.<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- punjabnews24 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6565419310935097\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6948863062\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A minor translation error in a conversation with Norway\u2019s Olympic Team has left their Korean hosts with egg on their face \u2013 the Norwegian caterers took delivery of 15,000 eggs, ten times the amount they actually ordered. 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