Exotic fruit – the grapefruit

A little cross cultural anecdote:

I was at the supermarket today and saw a grapefruit. I realized I haven’t had one for a while and decided to get it. When I was about to pay, the cashier asked me about it.

Cashier: “Qual é o nome dessa fruta?” (what’s the name of this fruit?).

Me: “Grapefruit”

Cashier:”Ahhh, grapefruit!” (pronounced: grapefroochie)

Me: “sim, grapefruitchie…”

Cashier: “é gostoso?” (is it tasty?)

Me: “depende do gosto…” (depends on the taste..)

Me:”parece como laranga com acerola” (tastes like Orange with Acerola)

Cashier: “ahh…”

Me:”…”

It’s strange to accept that grapefruits are not ubiquitous around the world. And I don’t even know how orange with acerola tastes like, I just heard someone explains it this way.. I am not even sure what acerola is…