Ok- so “burger” can be fairly ambiguous. But the only people I’ve really encountered who don’t differentiate “hamburger” and “cheeseburger” are people who don’t speak English well. Now- if you order a named burger like a “quarter pounder” as part of a meal- I can understand some confusion. In theory it is not the same as “quarter pounder with cheese;” however in practice there isn’t a QP meal, only a QPC meal- sonordering the meal implies you want cheese regardless of whether you specify “with cheese.” Likewise, a named burger meal without cheese, you would need to specify “with cheese” in order to get cheese. So it’s best to specify. When I order and have particular wants for my food- I specify what I want. There’s no insult to me in that. It’s clear communication. If you know ambiguity can exist, and don’t get what you want, you have communicated poorly for your audience. You can’t change how people think, but you can change how you interact for success. You’re the one who loses.
I have had this argument with people. I don't like american cheese but everyone seems obsessed with putting it on hamburgers and egg sandwiches. I ordered a hamburger at Wendy's and got a cheeseburger, I said I didn't want a cheeseburger...they said it comes with the hamburger. I don't want a cheeseburger...but the cheese is free!...still don't want it....but you don't even taste the cheese.....then why is it there?
That's like them saying "hey we put mustard on your burger for free even tho you hate mustard and it doesn't come standard at all ever but we did anyways cause free"
This is possibly the DUMBEST effing thing I come in contact with on a nearly daily basis at work. I honestly think one should lose their job over not being able to understand the difference between a hamburger and a cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger= cheese
This guy just wants to be mad