Originally posted by gyroscope
In America, "medium" is pronounced "large" when you are talking about fries or drinks. Our companies think we are stupid and we pretend not to notice.
Except in one ice cream shop I went in a while back. I ordered a small shake without looking at the board, and the thing was expensive and HUGE. I sat down and realized mine was bigger than anyone else's in the place.
I took a look at the board on leaving. Turns out the sizes were:
Small
Smaller
Smallest
No joke. What a freaking rip off. Either they are trying to get people like me, who assume small means small, or they are trying to trick dieters....I dunno, but pretty dumb.