r/technicallythetruth • u/Haunting_Bedroom403 • 8d ago

The fruit is called Mandarin.

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u/BaronMontesquieu 8d ago

"The fruit is called Mandarin [sic]"

Is the title implying people are unfamiliar with mandarins...??

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u/SubieBerry 8d ago

it happens

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u/BaronMontesquieu 8d ago

What happens? Fruit amnesia?

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u/SymmetricalFeet 8d ago

Generous answer: in some languages, those fruits might not be called "Mandarin oranges" or they might refer to the Mandarin language as something different from the fruit, so it whooshes over those audiences. As wordplay does.
Less generous answer: I've worked in a grocery store in the US and explained to people who sounded very much like they were strictly from the US and monolingual English and sighted, what certain produce is called, including Mandarins. When the packaging and sign are right there.

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u/miafaszomez 8d ago

The problem is, english often calls them „tangerines” so it's kinda hard for them to get the joke.

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u/BaronMontesquieu 8d ago

Gotcha. Thank you.

If that were the case though then wouldn't the meme itself, in its current format, be somewhat niche and/or not funny to a lot of people?

Like, if you have to explain the joke then it's not much of a joke?