If, for some reason, I had never been in a kitchen and did not know a refrigerator from a stove, or a can opener from a tongs, almost any recipe would be " a foreign language" to me.
Actually, I had to go to YouTube to remember how to use my Pampered Chef can opener!
And - by reading the Owner's manual for the range, I learned one should put the oven racks about four inches from the bottom to bake frozen pot pies so the bottom crust bakes properly. (On this range, anyway)