tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post4750291993579106125..comments2023-06-05T09:22:52.912+01:00Comments on Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open: BonjourPlease Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-4569550962292108612009-06-22T19:11:47.207+01:002009-06-22T19:11:47.207+01:00I find that with the small amount of French I do k...I find that with the small amount of French I do know, I have to pronounce everything absolutely perfectly; otherwise they pretend they can't understand me at all. When I give up and say it in English, they say exactly what I said in the first place, but with an almost imperceptible change in emphasis. I'm damn sure they know exactly what I mean but are just being awkward! What's worse is that they then speak English with a real Inspector Clouseau accent, yet I can still work out what they're saying!<br /><br />Strangely enough the Turkish guys in my local kebab shop in Brussels have no trouble understanding my French.Lynxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442282025915927695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-76855943249935952222009-06-18T12:01:27.603+01:002009-06-18T12:01:27.603+01:00Around - SO GLAD to hear that I'm not the only...Around - SO GLAD to hear that I'm not the only one who thinks the French speak at warp speed. Ribbit.<br /><br />MOT - Oui madame! At least they didn't ask "C'combien?" (how much? def spelt that wrong)<br /><br />Relucs - The whole staying out in France and never speaking english ever again worked for my sister for the 4 years she was out there...I just don't think I could do it!Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-27200498582292157222009-06-18T10:26:51.073+01:002009-06-18T10:26:51.073+01:00Oh you have shattered my illusions. I assumed you...Oh you have shattered my illusions. I assumed you were a close to fluent French speaker and roamed around sounding all french and sexy. <br /><br />I find my French improves a lot if I stay with French people and hear no English at all. Otherwise I can understand OK but just can't find the right words until the moment has passed (which is pretty useless). <br /><br />Glad you had a good time anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-72062844689930738912009-06-18T10:02:06.253+01:002009-06-18T10:02:06.253+01:00Bonjour encore mon ami! C'a été un long temps...Bonjour encore mon ami! C'a été un long temps!<br /><br />Gah, I cant keep it up. Welcome back. Awful about the pervs.Mouldy-Old-Tartlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038284679875424873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-31048952616295887012009-06-18T09:57:04.255+01:002009-06-18T09:57:04.255+01:00What is it about the French language? I can read i...What is it about the French language? I can read it perfectly well and I can speak it well enough to make myself understood. But can I understand a word they gabble back at me? No I cannot. I think it's a deliberate ploy by the French to make the rosbifs feel inferior!Around My Kitchen Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840917368903178857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-40578474841731435642009-06-18T08:58:55.502+01:002009-06-18T08:58:55.502+01:00Ah bonjour all!
Robbie - Yeah, I've been toy...Ah bonjour all! <br /><br />Robbie - Yeah, I've been toying with the idea of taking a little trip to Spain (Madrid), but due to me knowing even less Spanish than I do French, I'd have to stick with my chaperone out there all the time! But yeah it's embarrassing when you give the wrong money...<br /><br />Grump - Yep I went to the South (just outside Beziers) - but even so, 11:30 is a bit early for a siesta! Cheating sods. I agree with the tea. They can't even get Lipton peppermint right.<br /><br />Unbearable - Yeah, I've heard that too. Shudder.<br /><br />Shelby - Hello! It probably is universal (pervy men). Glad you liked the header. The annoying bastards I speak of are the blokes in France. And Italy, for that matter.Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-67600714671072338502009-06-18T02:28:25.419+01:002009-06-18T02:28:25.419+01:00I laugh because men are the same everywhere, it se...I laugh because men are the same everywhere, it seems. I live on the west coast in the states and it seems that most men undress every woman with their eyes and then turn into indignant assh*les when you don't like it. <br /><br />Glad you relaxed in France.<br /><br />BTW, found your blog from Robbie's blog and I laughed the whole time I read your header. True and hilarious, especially the last bit with Jablakov. I, too, agree.Shelby Stidhamhttp://www.shelbystidham.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-52828982958347735142009-06-18T01:49:50.571+01:002009-06-18T01:49:50.571+01:00I hear the men in Rome are even worse. If that'...I hear the men in Rome are even worse. If that's possible.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-12605769139812268282009-06-17T23:50:34.696+01:002009-06-17T23:50:34.696+01:00Aurevoir pour la week, mes amie, j'go deux pra...Aurevoir pour la week, mes amie, j'go deux practice mon francais. Oui. Petit cochon. Bon voyage!<br />I bet that saying has come back to bite you on the derrier. <br />Was it the south of france you were visiting, hence the siesta, I not sure if they take one in the north. My Nan who had married a frog could never get the hang of the lingo. She used to say they spoke to fast, and couldn't make a cup of tea to save themselves. She was from Shepherds bush which wasn't the best breeding ground for multilingual speech.<br />Mark xGrumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364403796591955960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-89725468266905241812009-06-17T22:29:18.514+01:002009-06-17T22:29:18.514+01:00I'm doing alright with my numbers now. Most of...I'm doing alright with my numbers now. Most of the time I pay by card anyway but those few times I do pay with cash I get my -intas/entas mixed up and stick a couple of cents on top.<br />Not that thats quite bad, but when your holding up a queue trying to get an extra couple of cents out of your hand (those coins are so tiny) and not realising you've already put up the more then the amount it's a little embarrasing.Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746692668880855217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-38450286714571039542009-06-17T18:25:32.744+01:002009-06-17T18:25:32.744+01:00Yeah, I also avoided doing the whole just speaking...Yeah, I also avoided doing the whole just speaking louder in english. Just a confused look and "errrrrr!" seemed to suffice. <br /><br />Not "HOOOOW....MUUUUCH....ISSSS....ITTTT....?"Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-79520260152124851652009-06-17T18:09:37.300+01:002009-06-17T18:09:37.300+01:00that sounds exactly like me when i'm abroad..t...that sounds exactly like me when i'm abroad..typical brit. At least you tried to speak the lingo and didn't use the usual brit abroad language of speaking very slowly in english/french...un beer por favorje_suis_hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753448242111461848noreply@blogger.com