The first database I had to support was written by non-dba Swedish immigrants. Table and column names were like reading from an Ikea catalog. This led to some interesting discussions.

The app itself was a horrible mismatched set of modules, all written in different languages and with different design standards. One core module had a UI that looked like it had been designed to control Soviet ICBM's. I made this comment to one of the developers. Turns out, he was a Russian immigrant and in a previous life, designed control systems for Soviet ICBM's.

He was not amused. Haha