Some of the funniest (Brasilian) Portuguese misunderstandings I've encountered were due to differences in how some letters are pronounced.
A leading hard "R" is often pronounced like an American "H".
An "OU" is sometimes pronounced like an American "ooo".
Once, at a trade show in Sao Paulo, I witnessed an unfortunate network technician trying to debug our _ROUTERS_ tell our (female) director of I.T. to please accept this ethernet-crossover cable and "put it between your hooters".
A leading hard "R" is often pronounced like an American "H". An "OU" is sometimes pronounced like an American "ooo".
Once, at a trade show in Sao Paulo, I witnessed an unfortunate network technician trying to debug our _ROUTERS_ tell our (female) director of I.T. to please accept this ethernet-crossover cable and "put it between your hooters".
fun times.