Favorite Thanksgiving Exchange

We've celebrated three Thanksgivings in the past week; all have included the fervent hunt for cranberries. The typical conversation at the farmer's market is as follows:

Me: Hi. I'm looking for canneberge (Canadian French word for cranberries).

Farmer: Huh?

Me: Les airelles (lesser known French word).

Farmer: Huh?

Me: They're little red berries, very tart...

Farmer: Oh, you mean cranberries!

Totally bizarre.