What does saying IKEA like this indicating?
In the TV-show Friends there's the following scene in Season 3 Episode 23:
[Scene: Pete's apartment, Monica showing the gang around.]
Monica: Okay, this is the den.
Chandler: (sitting down on the couch) I-kea! This is comfortable.
It is obvious that he relates Ikea company to the situation.
My question here, when sat there he first said "I" then completed it with "kea" as if "I" indicates an exclamation of extreme comfort. What is he indicating?
Best Answer
Chandler's comment seems to be a corruption of the Spanish phrase "¡Ay, caramba!". The joke is obviously that his expression (of surprise at the comfort of the sofa) also combines the name of a popular furniture manufacturer.
I guess the joke would have worked the same way (albeit less funny, I'll grudgingly admit) if he'd tried on a comfortable suit and said "Ah-mani...!"
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