Shout-out to Anya who bravely participated in the #shootwithradical from the 50K Special. Thank you, it was a lot of fun :)

@WEGOHIGH9108

2 жыл бұрын

Mate same true for Deutschland;))

@Minecraftrok999

2 жыл бұрын

Does Anya have a KZread channel or/and does she actually work at Mio bar in Montpellier?

@method_mann

2 жыл бұрын

next time say to she that u from Germany. and see reaction

@benjaminwilson1804

2 жыл бұрын

@@method_mann Didn't she already knew?

@inthepubagaineh6318

2 жыл бұрын

So very funny, so very true! 🤣

A tip to communicate with French people in France. Act like you don’t know english and speak your native language. They’ll give up and speak English with you. Edit: wtf 18k people liked this?

@jaxplayer1241

2 жыл бұрын

Lmaoooo

@TheTyrellWellick

2 жыл бұрын

Expert tip: shout at them in German

@ilsgrade8357

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTyrellWellick as a german, who lives near the french border I can confirm that this works best. I hate it, when I'm in france and there are people who do speak english or even german, who just insist on speaking french and act like they can't understand you.....

@akashbharadwaj02

2 жыл бұрын

@@ilsgrade8357 well this happens in Germany too

@miftahnomad5804

2 жыл бұрын

wow nice tip dude!! 👍😊

As a Frenchman, I confirm that we all carry a french baguette just in case we have to punish some tourists. We achieved 9,9k likes, don't anybody like no more, or else he will get a taste of my baguette sword.

@cecariboula7785

2 жыл бұрын

Mais arrête après on va nous prendre pour des malades nous les français

@edwardjames6023

2 жыл бұрын

Those hurt!!

@imtolazyto

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardjames6023 oh toi ta comédie va pas durer longtemps je vais te faire passer le supplice du fromage la souffrance est lente

@theendlessskyethereal7380

2 жыл бұрын

If I was just a little better at French, I would understand what these people were saying

@d.a.nicholaus

2 жыл бұрын

😂 😂

The reason he got the waitress to be so nice to him is because he started with "bon jour", if he had started with "good morning" the baguette would've come MUCH sooner.

@liamliu9745

Жыл бұрын

lol maybe you are right that

@bramhkilanta9623

Жыл бұрын

😂U really make my bad day better man😂😂😂😂

@cristianedefariahenrique1815

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@truongvuk53

Жыл бұрын

Lol, you made me laugh a lot.

@lucayoung_

3 ай бұрын

It’s so true!! lol

Dutch: Knows Dutch, speaks English to each other French: Knows English, speaks French to English speakers

@Rebelgoose

Жыл бұрын

Gotta love the Dutch

@Bre12_

Жыл бұрын

@@Rebelgoose I think that's actually sad if true. I don't perceive standardization to English everywhere and for everyone as a good thing. But that just could be me being French idk

@ploed

2 ай бұрын

​@@Rebelgoosethat's why I always prefer a vacation in Netherlands. They are friendly, speaking English if you can't speak Dutch, love the architecture and the Public Transport, and you can get Weed.

@valerietaylor9615

2 ай бұрын

I like 17th-century Dutch paintings, especially Vermeers.

@Ghostrex101

2 ай бұрын

Dutch 🤮

Next challenge: Go to a restaurant in Italy and cut the spaghetti.

@laurapavone3513

2 жыл бұрын

Ok, this is very provocative 🤨

@alexschaeller8881

2 жыл бұрын

And put ketchup on pizza, I heard it's illegal

@Siriosus

2 жыл бұрын

Please, don't do that. Is not only illegal, is outrageous 😂 Just eat pizza without ketchup, is simple and delicious, please ahahaha Oh, and pineapple on it 🤢🤮

@mfra959

2 жыл бұрын

Or make italian angry, say "I Love Pineapple Pizza on public"

@Siriosus

2 жыл бұрын

@@mfra959 I can attack you with my mandolino 👀 Jk, I don't know what a f**k is that 😂

As a French man I can confirm I was genuinely shocked when he pulled sparkling water in his wine. That's heresy and eternal damnation for you man.

@Minecraftrok999

2 жыл бұрын

As a South German I was like "Sure, Schorle is great and all, but you have a death wish if you try that in France". But seriously, try it out, it's sooo refreshing on a hot summer day, especially if you drink it during a longer hiking tour. Maybe not in a restaurant though :D

@cogitoergosum9129

2 жыл бұрын

I am German but from Cologne. My family live for food and we are i would say I little bit French about this hahah. We drank a chateau-neuf du Pape and a friend of me said he want to try I with coke. Since than I have never Seen hin again hahahhaha

@Minecraftrok999

2 жыл бұрын

@@cogitoergosum9129 Mixing it with Cola is a crime against humanity, as long as the wine isn't THAT terrible. Mixing wine with cola isn't even acceptable for Carnival imo.

@OrdoCorvus

2 жыл бұрын

I just like eternal damnation

@ralu1651

2 жыл бұрын

@@Minecraftrok999 How about a Tinto de Verano as 🇪🇸 does?

As a French person, I can confirm that we always throw the wine at tourists when they add sparkling water to it.

@HS-76

Жыл бұрын

C'est pas sacré en pise dessus même, tant en l'a payer

@irenecarrillo6750

Жыл бұрын

Well I would be offended too if I saw someone do that (Italian)

@TakittyLove

Жыл бұрын

Yeah ! They are FOREIGNERS! So they have to respect the culture and tradition of the country they visit !

@tmanepic

Жыл бұрын

@@irenecarrillo6750 e rispetto lo spritz bianco? 🤷‍♀️

@wholesome122

Жыл бұрын

Wth people actually add sparkling water to wine? Gross!

Studied abroad in Paris for 6 months after studying French for a few years. Speaking it conversationally the first month or so was challenging, but I made myself just barrel through it whenever I had to interact out and about in public. All in all, I spoke in the beginning with clunky grammar and a bit of an accent, but I kept doing it so I'd learn. In the beginning, though, whenever I'd try and start something in French, about 75% of the time they'll just immediately default to English if it looked like I was having a rough time. By the end of my stay, I had improved to the point that people just thought I talked weird because I must be from Quebec or something (which I am not). So, I guess that's improvement?

@PotatoBadBoy

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is ;)

@scherexyz

Жыл бұрын

progress

@aidenng2515

Жыл бұрын

congratulations

@Lostouille

Жыл бұрын

Oui t'as fait un pas de géant 👌🏻

@foreverexplorer8283

Жыл бұрын

now learn german 🙂

If you're from Germany and can't find a French person who speaks english, claim you're from Austria and they suddenly develop the ability to speak english.

@alexwu358

2 жыл бұрын

WWII flashback

@valorzinski7423

2 жыл бұрын

Deutschland über alles intensifies

@Der.Geschichtenerzahler

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexwu358 the Austrians were Nazis too

@zunzwak4482

2 жыл бұрын

@@Der.Geschichtenerzahler some germans, and some austrians. Would you like to have your family killed for openly disagreeing with the government?

@Der.Geschichtenerzahler

2 жыл бұрын

@@zunzwak4482 I've heard of some people who did just that, but history is history

When I went to Paris and spoke english to people they looked at me weird, like angry all the time lol. So I started to speak to them in Spanish (super slow) and their faces changed completely. They all became super nice and willing to help. Lmao

@sal2975

2 жыл бұрын

Why don't they like the English?

@diegopizarro2211

2 жыл бұрын

@@sal2975 dont know dude, but from my experience i can tell they prefer tourists who speaks spanish or italian, those kind of languages lol

@justanothergamer7918

2 жыл бұрын

Im terrible at Spanish but I might have to try it.

@AbcAbc-sp1od

2 жыл бұрын

@@sal2975 They don't like English, because they used to be at war with England a long time ago. They have been rivals ever since.

@ernestoguevara8599

2 жыл бұрын

Woah. I thought it was kinda myth. turn out that was real. Lol.

She was far more polite than any other servers we met in Paris

@nicolasg8323

11 күн бұрын

I'm from Paris and I can confirm our servers have to take a special exam to prove they are rude enough for the job. You can consider yourself a true Paris resident if 3 things happened to you more than once : 1) Being snobbed by a waiter, 2) Being shat on by a pigeon, and 3) Having you bike stolen (or better, just have one wheel stolen). Extra points if you can understand the subway announcements, which are made in an esoteric language not made for human ears.

@Florence3121

6 күн бұрын

@@nicolasg8323 Parisians steal much more than bikes, they steal your joy.

I am Chinese, when I was a student, I travelled to south France, I needed to buy tickets in the train station, the ticket officer refused to answer me in English at the beginning. Then after I tried to speak in my poor French to communicate, I can suddenly see sparkles from her eyes and she went: you do speak french well! Don't bother with English next time. ahaha. From that point, I know the French people are serious about continuing the legacy of their language and culture and I respect that immensely.

@sylvainchardon7531

Ай бұрын

No it's only the circumstances of the persons you met at that moment. Don't generalize your situation to everybody

@thecashcowpinata-hitmetoge8353

Ай бұрын

@@sylvainchardon7531 nan jt'assure on pisse sur les anglophones et on ne veut pas de l'empire.

@GMPOFloyd

Ай бұрын

Nah, they are chovinistic af and will refuse to speak anything but Parisienne

@user-tg5rt2hk4e

Ай бұрын

Very racist

@thecashcowpinata-hitmetoge8353

Ай бұрын

Despite corrupt politicians "decisions", the european people does not wish to be part of the murican empire, so yeah, the language has its importance indeed.

I've been to France and 95% of this video happened to me, except for the water in the wine. I'm not a psycho.

@desperateswabianhousewife8317

2 жыл бұрын

it's called "not being barbaric"

@WwarGun

2 жыл бұрын

Did someone hit you with a baguette?

@plebonhomme6982

2 жыл бұрын

@@michelangelo4701 penso di sí, che vergogna

@eliasjakewallace2239

2 жыл бұрын

@@michelangelo4701 Why?

@laayouneie1713

2 жыл бұрын

It's not water I think it's lemonade.

"Wtf are you doing?!" - suddenly she speaks English! 😄

@haruyanto8085

2 жыл бұрын

She said yes when he asked if she spoke English

@falkjanen5050

2 жыл бұрын

French waiters only speak English in an emergency...

@PCLHH

2 жыл бұрын

Desperate times call for desperate measures

@ignatrip

2 жыл бұрын

She said "oui" when he asked if she speaks english

@dominikweber4305

2 жыл бұрын

What ze fouque

I’m American (U.S.) and my French isn’t that great. But everyone in France was so sweet to me because I tried my best to speak French and those who knew English gladly helped me if I needed it (after I attempted to speak in French).

@jiaeragricole8317

Жыл бұрын

what city was it ?

@kayzenl7911

Жыл бұрын

It’s true ! You have to make the first step as a foreigner with their language, once you do that, it’s all good

@piotr475

Жыл бұрын

@@kayzenl7911 You are 100% right! It's the basis of all travels. Try speaking the language of the country. Even if you're not good. You'll see smiles, you'll hear laughing people. When we went to japan we had a really good time speaking basic japanese with locals. :D And as a french guy (in Montpellier), indeed, you need to hide if you put sparkling water on wine.... Like...... Seriously!!! XD

@adamkauffman9311

Жыл бұрын

@@jiaeragricole8317 Paris mostly, but also St. Jean Pied-du-Port. A few years later I was in Quebec for a week and a similar experience. Fortunately, I'd had more time to study and practice French.

@thecashcowpinata-hitmetoge8353

Ай бұрын

You mean they helped you reach your flight back to murica right?

I went to France in the eighties. Glad to see nothing has changed.

One French waiter tried to talk me out of ordering a beer with my steak, he insisted steak must be had with red wine in France. When I stood firm he left with a look of utter disgust on his face muttering profanities. I’ll never forget it, best customer service I received the whole time I was there 😂

@Balinux

2 жыл бұрын

Are you american?

@abhishekpatel5945

2 жыл бұрын

@@Balinux sure feels like he is lol.

@ollyb7570

2 жыл бұрын

@@Balinux I’m English, have some French family, speak French competently (albeit with an English accent), I understand red wine pairs well with steak, and I’m happy taking recommendations from waiters. I’m not used to having my choices questioned, after all the waiter isn’t eating it. There’s a general food snobbism in France (and the other romance countries) that doesn’t seem to exist in Northern Europe.

@Balinux

2 жыл бұрын

@@ollyb7570 When in Rome.

@ollyb7570

2 жыл бұрын

@@Balinux fair enough. In return I expect French tourists to England to drink a traditional pint of warm bitter with their roast dinner…when in Rome after all.

I remember going to Paris one time and speaking English, only to get grumpy responses from everyone. Then I tried to poorly speak French, which made things even worse.

@Sisyphus-im5pg

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like French people are really pretentious?

@cheetengho7876

2 жыл бұрын

Same. What a bunch of snobs

@agenttchong1698

2 жыл бұрын

On a pas le temps désolé !

@baonguyen-ct6nj

2 жыл бұрын

=)))))))))))))) huhu poor u

@hadelidell4285

2 жыл бұрын

@@agenttchong1698 Les parisiens surtout n'ont pas le temps.

I am an American and have visited Paris twice over the past year. The French people were friendly, helpful and spoke English. Oddly, I did not have the same experience in London.

@nourchame019

Жыл бұрын

Yeahhhh not a lot of Brits like Americans. I have an American friend who got harassed in Birmingham by some people because of her nationality. 😞

@valerietaylor9615

2 ай бұрын

Im sorry to hear that. I’ve usually found the Brits easy to get along with.

@zacharydurocher4085

2 ай бұрын

Because London is Pakistani

@foxx9555

2 ай бұрын

Londoners didn't speak English? Somehow I believe you.

@patrickcardon1643

2 ай бұрын

Speaking French in London would indeed be a big no-no 😁

je suis italien, j'ai étudié le français pendant 8 ans. J'admire la société française qui refuse la contamination linguistique. à propos de cela je dis: VIVE LA FRANCE🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵✌️

@joehardy5477

16 күн бұрын

I have never studied French and have only been in France once, in 2019, but I completely understood everything you have written! I listen to French-language radio (German too) & have an app installed on my smart tv for a television programming platform that concentrates on European tv shows. About 35-40% of all of our television watching is done on this app and, as a result, with the speaking not dubbed out but with English language subtitles added, we get a partial 'immersion' in foreign languages every day w/ an emphasis on French, German, Italian, & Scandinavian programming. But even w/out any formal training, when I visited France in 2019, I knew enough to have consulted a dictionary & a small study book beforehand so that I could at least greet & thank people and ask some vital questions. And nobody was rude at all to us but rather they were helpful &/or friendly so I despise the "rude" stereotype for French people!

@YvBernard

3 күн бұрын

Merci. On se comprend. 😉

When in Paris, I tried to communicate with locals and French. Since French is not my native language but Spanish, they frequently got impatient with me and started speaking in English instead. Once, at a bar, a French waiter almost punches me in the face because I told him my French was rather poor. He got furious. The French getting mad when addressed in English is not some funny stereotype, but a reality.

@tereseshaw7650

2 жыл бұрын

France is full of tourists. Those in the service industries ( restaurants, hotels, museums, etc.) should be trained to expect this. Or, they could post a sign in English which says" If you can't speak Advanced French without an accent, get lost.

@flopunkt3665

2 жыл бұрын

@@tereseshaw7650 hahahaha 🤣

@goldflo91

2 жыл бұрын

@@tereseshaw7650 You're totally right, but French restaurants owners don't want to be seen as rude by tourists; AND they'll always say they don't have the money or time to train their personnel : waiters have to manage themselves with tourists, while being paid with the minimum wage; that's why now, french restaurants can't find anyone to hire 🤷‍♀️ Looks like CoVid-19 and lockdowns have opened people's eyes about the work conditions they've been through for years 🤔😉 Basically, it's hypocrisy, or an unwritten rule in French restaurants that even tourists can learn the hard way; as described in 🇬🇧 writer Stephen Clarke's "A Year In The Merde", where he learns to live in Paris during a year : know what you want to order, or don't waste the waiter's time !

@lemsip207

2 жыл бұрын

@@tereseshaw7650 I don't hear French very well so have to ask them to speak slowly and clearly. I can read French well though.

@JoseAnd97

2 жыл бұрын

In their defense I once went to a souvenirs store and the clerk was very kind and understanding :D she was actually trying to initiate small talk and showing interest in me and my friends, not all French are that rude but yeah… most are

As a french woman who speaks english decently, I can confirm that a lot of french people won't speak english unless their life is in the balance lol. Or they'll speak an atrocious frenglish with a super emphasized accent. A lot of my co-citizens are endlessly complaining about anglicism that are threatening our language lol. I must say that one thing was inaccurate : you can't knock out somebody with a baguette like this. Unless it's a week old baguette, lol. The big ''THUD!" made me smile bc it sounded like she hit him with a brick 🤣 So, french tip: if your baguette can break skulls, it's time to change bakery lol

@oleksandrzubchenko7739

2 жыл бұрын

To je it looked like Italian ciabatta, not French baguette 😂

@Englishsea24

2 жыл бұрын

I'm English and feel a bit ashamed when other countries feel they should speak English. It's wrong. I did learn a bit of French from travel books etc and could order things and make basic requests, but always felt embarrassed and silly when trying to speak it because I couldn't get the accent right. So I would end up writing it down instead 😂 The French appreciated this and were very polite thankfully. That was a few years ago so if I was to visit France again, I would need someone to help me speak it. It is a very beautiful language like many others though

@Englishsea24

2 жыл бұрын

@misanthrope Why? What makes you say that?

@seucastro

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I would never have guessed it was a baguette. Thought it was a brick all along.

@cakeisyummy5755

2 жыл бұрын

@misanthrope Except for France And Quebec.

I wish I had found people this nice when I was in France...

@goofygrandlouis6296

Жыл бұрын

lol

@mariamaier6954

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Had completely reverse experience this year in Nantes. I tried to get some hands-on experience with French language, but as soon I make slight mistake everyone was just switching to English without even asking me. That's not what I was expecting. Also, Weinschorle (wine + water) is perfectly fine in Germany, it's even sold that way :)

@fftrouma

Жыл бұрын

This, many times. I had French people switch to English on me almost any time I tried speaking French to them. My accent must be offensive :D

@goofygrandlouis6296

Жыл бұрын

Actually "wine + water" is not a thing, it's a capital sin.

@megustacocinar6411

Жыл бұрын

I have heard that people from Nantes is very friendly, someone from there told me that is usually Northern French is who are very snob about not speaking other than French, but in the south people are more open and friendly. must be the weather or something.

@bobbob22146

Жыл бұрын

@@megustacocinar6411 Actually Nantes is in middle/northern France (vertically speaking) , and only people from Paris are assholes, the rest of France is just "normal" and the majority of us even hate Parisians and their behaviour

@gautheuil6210

Жыл бұрын

That kind of shit is precisely why we've been at war with the germans for so long.

Now we know,🥖 Baguette, can be used as a weapon

@jaysong9843

2 жыл бұрын

….in France 🇫🇷

@marvintimke3978

2 жыл бұрын

We always knew

@cheezarose

2 жыл бұрын

A two day old baguette makes the perfect substitute baseball bat 🤣

@deepwaters198

2 жыл бұрын

Also Cucumber 🥒xD but OK it can Break in two xD

@Di-yes

2 жыл бұрын

Of cause it is, just let it dry on the sun for a few days and you can use it like a spear.

As a french, I always hit my opponents with a baguette. There even is word to describe this tradition, it's called "biffle".

@anelkia27

2 жыл бұрын

*Oh no*

@mattgomes7762

2 жыл бұрын

Oui oui, j'approuve, croyais le !

@janekcity7108

2 жыл бұрын

oui sil ta plait 🌈

@gautamramlochun850

2 жыл бұрын

Lol biffle c'est pluto avec la zezette 😁

@gautamramlochun850

2 жыл бұрын

@@janekcity7108 ptdr

French people learn english mostly in a form that they can read and write, but they have problems to speak or listen. They are shy and try to avoid mistakes. Spanish and Italian are, like french (and english) roman/larin based languages, so there are lots of similarities, so you can communicate between spanish and french for instance much easier. Be nice to them, and try to speak a bit french. When they see you make the effort, they warm up and make the effort as well.

@Lostouille

Жыл бұрын

That's something everyone forget , the roman language is separated from the anglo-saxon type language since the end of the Roman empire. That's one of the first reason why germans , swedes and other "nordic countries" have less problems of understanding and speaking english : 🇩🇪 Schule 🇬🇧 School When your language is closer to the other it's easier understanding / learning (lernen hehe) one each other. Add to that the fact that the world is becoming more "english" influenced and we are the only country that fights for keeping our words englishless (that triggers them ?) , that's how you end up with a country where not everyone wants you to speak english to them. As a French from the south , I learnt german during 18 years , english for 12 years and italian during 4 years. If you ask me which language I understand the most I would tell you english because I'm at least bilingual , but sinceI have no one to speak with in german I would struggle a little (unless you threw me without anything in Berlin 😂). And if an Italian of Spanish speaks to me , even if I don't understand ,my subconscious will automaticly recognize some words and then will make things easier to understand :)

@leenieledejo6849

5 күн бұрын

​@@Lostouille Actually much of the English language is Latin based. I read of it suggested that "80%" of the words in an English dictionary have Latin roots but I'd say it's a bit less than that.

@Lostouille

5 күн бұрын

normal we influenced and ruled england for centuries at least 💀

A few months ago I spent time in Paris. Right away, in the airport, a gentleman in a suit put his entire leg in front of me to prevent me from walking by. He was talking to other men in suits - clearly they all worked at the airport in some capacity. He never looked at me.. he just kept talking to the other men in suits, arms folded while he put his leg in front of my suitcases as I tried to walk past. Instead of stopping his conversation for 10 seconds and turning to me and telling me that this direction is no longer accessible or I must go around to exit the airport - he felt it was best to keep talking while not even looking at me and just put his leg in front of me each time I tried to go around him. He literally would put his leg even further and further out in front of me as I tried to go around him…never looked at me once. A taxi driver had to tap me on the shoulder and tell me that “sorry ma’am, that way is now closed”…Otherwise I would’ve never known. It’s this type of thing that has me mind blown about basic decency. On top of that you will get completely blown off and deliberately told the wrong directions by some less than friendly Parisians. I almost missed my flight back to LA, even though I arrived to the airport two hours early. Airport workers were sending me back and forth across this busy street, 4 times with 70 pounds of luggage to and from the wrong place! I broke down in tears at Charles de Gaulle…. no joke. My google translate was not working in France at all! Dietary restrictions? Too bad!… sorry..since we don’t understand you and you don’t speak French…here’s a huge 5 inch tower of raw salmon for your dining pleasure! I pulled a lighter out of my purse and put it next to my plate after several attempts to use my translator app and the waiter responded in English.. “sorry we are closed”..The Louvre was amazing ❤️the architecture was amazing ❤️.. ambiance was very good 👍 May I mention that there is dog poo all over the streets. I had a high rise on the 16th floor in front of the Iron Lady ✅❤️it was spectacular. Next stop Almafi coast and London. Excited about London as I believe and English speaking country may be a “softer landing” for me. I heard Amalfi coast even though Italian speaking is much more laid-back than parts of France. I will try Paris again as the shopping is 10 out of 10 💫 and in all honesty, if I would have know a bit of French, my experience would have been better.

the water bottle with discount sticker lmaooo

@dirtylaundry7690

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahah

@adamwnt

2 жыл бұрын

That was pure gold, i died from laughter 😂😂😂

@realShikha885

2 жыл бұрын

Wo'er bo'er

@historicallegends3702

2 жыл бұрын

Sharp eyes lol

@historicallegends3702

2 жыл бұрын

@@realShikha885 I knew u I had seen you commenting on wion several times

The only way I got to interact with French waiters without they looking at me like I was an idiot was taking my little French dictionary and writing down my order on a piece of paperfor them. For some reason that worked every time, and they brought my food with a smile.

@justanothergamer7918

2 жыл бұрын

Probably happy they didn’t have to write it down themself lmao.

@MrClyjade

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know any dictionary that help people speak French or any other languages, maybe big words. Like no dictionary can help you speak English you know.

@AbcAbc-sp1od

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrClyjade some pocket electronic dictionaries have a speaker built in, so you can hear the words.

@treebred

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrClyjade all paper dictionaries (mind you, I'm talking about Eng-Spa or Fre-Spa or Ita-Spa, yeah, Spanish is my mother tongue) I had throughout my life had a grammar section where I learnt the basics. I could never learn how to pronounce correctly in French, but writing isn't as hard. 😅

@Kyoko1893

2 жыл бұрын

You were making an effort so they appreciated it.

As a non french person living in France for the last year, this is 100% accurate. The first 3 months were me just going yolo with what I thought I understood from both the waiter and the menu.

I remember when me and my sis got lost in Paris and every time we tried to ask for help in English/German/our native language everyone just ignored us. We were kids ✌️

@scivolanto

Жыл бұрын

They may have thought you were beggars or pickpockets ;)

@Muru-Sha

Жыл бұрын

@@scivolanto What a great excuse.

@scivolanto

Жыл бұрын

@@Muru-Sha Not an excuse in any way, but probably the truth...

@Muru-Sha

Жыл бұрын

@@scivolanto Thank you very much, my friend.

This is so true tho. I was lost on the streets of Calais once so I scanned the locals in search of a friendly face to ask for directions and thought I got lucky with a short man who had a moustache. I hooked him in with a very eloquent *"Bonjour"* and proceeded to ask for directions in very basic english. He smiled and replied in advanced french pointing and gesturing. I smiled and said "sorry, my French is really bad" He cut me of abruptly and replied "you are in France, you should speak french!" in perfect english and walked tf off. And that was in a nice little town in Calais! I didn't bother finding out what the parisians were gonna be like and iv never trusted a moustache since. Le Fin. 😒

@marioluigi9599

2 жыл бұрын

Haha. Should have said to him, "and you're in the world, so learn the WORLD'S language, which isn't French. That way you can talk to the rest of the world". It's always good to pretend to be from a random country that's not English too. Then they'll be more likely to speak in English to you, especially if you try speaking to them in another language.

@kennyhogg5820

2 жыл бұрын

You can't just study some French and then understand it on the fly, with background noise and having no idea what words will be thrown at you, or how someone might run word clusters together which language books will not teach you. Good language acquisition, especially spoken comprehension takes a long time to get good at. There is no way for everyone traveling to get to these kinds of levels. Unrealistic. I bet if he had a sudden unexpected trip to China, he would just expect the Chinese to accommodate him if he ran into someone with some basic knowledge of a language he spoke.

@abbiereynolds8016

2 жыл бұрын

Man all these stories are scaring me. I'm going to France next year on holidays (Paris and Marseilles) and I barely know any French. All I can remember from my three years of learning it in school is how to say "How many windows do you see here"? (Combiene a fenetre iy atil ici?) lol I'm screwed😅😭

@marioluigi9599

2 жыл бұрын

@@abbiereynolds8016 Just learn basic German, takes a day, and you'll be fine. They'll switch to English all by themselves. And very quickly too! Trust me, I tried it on several of them ;-) Just make sure your German accent is on point.

@belstar1128

2 жыл бұрын

Good its not your country.

As a French person from Paris, I knew that Parisians are usually rude and that French people in general don't speak English, but I don't think I ever met someone who would get mad when a foreigner tried to speak to them in English. In my university we have many foreigners studying with us who don't speak a word of French but everyone is always very nice to them and tries to speak to them with their basic English, so I'm always surprised that so many people had such a bad experience

@aliwantizu

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a ton of videos, and it looks like most signs in Paris are in both French and English. My understanding is that most people in Paris speak English fairly well, it's other cities where it's not as common. Bordering Spain they also speak Spanish, bordering Germany they also speak German, bordering Italy they also speak Italian, etc... At least that is what people from France and people I know who've gone to France have told me over the years.

@Shurii_art

2 жыл бұрын

@@aliwantizu Mmmh, actually, most signs are only written in French pretty much everywhere, even in Paris, except for like museums and sometimes the menu in restaurants, but I guess it's just the same in all countries because it's likely there'll be tourists there. I don't think people speak English better in Paris, but I think most touristic places will require you to speak English to a certain level to be hired, so that could be what your friends experienced 😁

@aliwantizu

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shurii_art Merci beaucoup! Bonne journee!

@Shurii_art

2 жыл бұрын

@Vandole Well just because he had one bad experience doesn't mean the whole country's like this. Paris is notorious for its rude population, so are some regions in the south. He's got the rest of the country to visit if he wishes to try again ☺️

@HighTechPioneer

2 жыл бұрын

@Vandole You know it's funny, but that same exact reason is why there's specially a number for Japanese tourists to call to help them deal with having their image of the place be so shattered

The eye rolling when u speak English or u suggest they speak English is 100% accurate

Excellent !!!😂 "Et t''as gâché le vin!" J'ai bien ri👍

Once a french mother in Istanbul brought his son to the hospital and tried to make the receptionist speak French. The receptionist, who cannot speak french but English, after a looong struggle at least to learn the name of the kid, has registered their name as "Spik Frenç" in the system and monitors... (just like how it is spelled in Turkish) :DDDD

@DansuB4nsu03

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, that mother really got the taste of her own medicine :DDD She better think twice next time about expecting everyone to accommodate her lack of foreign languages and prideful snobbery ;D

@FeelMetalMan

2 жыл бұрын

that's a cool story

@omargomez4875

2 жыл бұрын

A French Karen, wow

@namlehai2737

2 жыл бұрын

@@omargomez4875 Karène

@omargomez4875

2 жыл бұрын

@@namlehai2737 Jajajajaja Je want to see Le Manager 🤣🤣🤣

Well if we were to believe Ancient Greeks, civilised people diluted their wine and only barbarians drank their wine neat. Oh how the tables have turned now...

@cheezarose

2 жыл бұрын

Among the Bararians they were talking about were mostly likely the Gaules meaning the ancestors of the French. 🤣

@gaborszollosy2153

2 жыл бұрын

I'm with the civilized Greeks. 🏛

@psychovoice3827

2 жыл бұрын

Nope for the roman empire and the greeks everyvone besides them was a babarian. The whole Germania Magna and the Gauls were famous for drinking there wine pure.

@cheezarose

2 жыл бұрын

@@psychovoice3827 Yes this was the joke.

@Uryendel

2 жыл бұрын

Greeks also consider that a hole is a hole.

I love how the french love their language. Most americans expect people to speak english in u.s. but won't even learn and communicate basic foreign language when they visit a foreign country🤦‍♀️

@cerealmuffin465

Жыл бұрын

English is the international language France is the most visited country in the world it makes sense to expect people to speak English especially in Paris as it is the most common tourist destination

@plurallove

Жыл бұрын

@@cerealmuffin465 doesn't matter if english is the base language for united nations meeting. If you visit a foreign country learn some basic communication phrases instead of yelling and getting mad because the locals don't speak english and expecting them to know or speak english is rude and entitled af

@pinkgreenmelon2209

2 ай бұрын

@@pluralloveexcept when you do try to speak their Language they tell you to reply back in English. so like what??

@luissolanas5648

2 ай бұрын

Just like french people

@ketchup901

18 күн бұрын

​@@pluralloveYou are totally right but what makes it really funny is that some French tourists also act like this

This just summed up my whole summer living in France. The only difference was I spoke only bad French and German. No one offered English lol

@levector2445

Жыл бұрын

Stop the cap, if people were rude to you, you probably deserved it, we are kind to tourist as long as they don't get too cocky with us. Americans tend to be rude so why would we fold for their ahses.

This is LITERALLY how I imagine France😂

@erikxvi8236

2 жыл бұрын

This is france. Go to a International music Festival in the eu. 8/10 french people dont talk to you in english.

@free22

2 жыл бұрын

@Ostia Hermes The US’s ex-president Trump used to like calling anywhere with too many non-whites a shithole too. You sound just as intelligent as he did.

@amedeekingchef6552

2 жыл бұрын

So, stay home!!!

@amedeekingchef6552

2 жыл бұрын

@@erikxvi8236 How many people speaks french in Alabama??

@relgeiz2

2 жыл бұрын

I twice flew with Air France - for the first and last time in my life. Trying to order a glass of water from the stewardess in french resulted in a grammar lesson from her. Unfortunately, she was very displeased when I got a laughing fit...

They call that a “Spritzer” here in Austria. “Schorle” in Germany. (Just to confuse the rest of us! 😂) Very very common to order these here. I can see the French taking exception to that. He’s lucky he’s still alive. 😆🤣

@iuspuniendi2077

2 жыл бұрын

Meine deutschen Freunde schauen mich immer verwundert an, wenn ich sie frage, ob sie einen Spritzer trinken gehen wollen :)

@gepbalta

2 жыл бұрын

And "Fröccs" in Hungary. :)

@annl.5512

2 жыл бұрын

In Italy we have a cocktail called Spritz it's Aperol prosecco seltz and orange.

@putasmileonakidsface615

2 жыл бұрын

"Sprit" here in romania. Same pronunciation as german spritz:)

@Suchen_Wahrheit

2 жыл бұрын

He should try removing the foam head of the beer in Austria.

I thought Arabic was the predominantly spoken language in France. And deodorant is forbidden.

@YvBernard

3 күн бұрын

Elle pue ta remarque.

We went in 2014 while still in our twenties. I at most would try to say, "Bonjour, parlez vous anglais?" and never really got any rude service in Paris. I actually appreciated the mannerisms in Paris when living in our estate, people greeting us while opening doors, or saying hello even when I was on the phone with a smile. The most unexpected encounter was being in Rome being served by a Chinese waiter that addressed me in Italian (I'm ethnically Chinese). In my mind I thought, what language should I respond even knowing he spoke Italian. I just awkwardly said... "Thank you". I dutifully said goodbye in Mandarin and he responded likewise 🤣🤣

@jeanne6670

2 жыл бұрын

Polygot's problem 💅

@lummx

2 жыл бұрын

Are you chinese or american?

@mrmillcake8525

2 жыл бұрын

That's quiet a lot of useless information man!=)

@ayske1

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrmillcake8525 thanks man. You're a pretty nice guy/girl!!

@mrmillcake8525

2 жыл бұрын

@ChingChong MicroDong well, I've read it...=] don't take it too serious. =)

As a French myself, don't go to Paris or any big cities, it's all a dump and the romance cliché is long dead trust me. Go to the countryside, people there are usually much more welcoming (it all depends if you fall on the drunkard village or not) , even if they don't know english you can trust me they'll at least try to communicate. Oh and, got Puy Du Fou, you'll be in for one hell of a ride in the best way you can imagine.

@paradisalpin

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh I agree. After 10 years in France...I am fone with French cities. I am actually moving to Berlin very soon but will still visit the French countryside.

@sumtingwong2138

2 жыл бұрын

Well said, many of these "French" cities have gotten ruined in recent years, in stark contrast the French country people are absolutely wonderful to be around.

@theortheo2401

2 жыл бұрын

@@sumtingwong2138 That's on point.

@leandro2873

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the same in every big city no matter which country you are visiting.

@sarah-kw1el

2 жыл бұрын

Oh!!!! You're from Charente Maritime ?

Hahahaha! Dude! I love your videos! Great job, man!

This is almost like speaking english in real france. With the difference that she is very patient and tries to speak a little bit english with him..

This is not comedy, it’s reality

@rkan2

2 жыл бұрын

So a documentary? :P

@mikemm5920

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they just need to be tipped 10 euros to speak English Post covid they would even speak Russian to save the job

@mikitz

2 жыл бұрын

Yet one more reason to skip France altogether on the holiday list.

@umhi5743

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikitz At least the big cities like Paris or Marseille. These are just stereotypes based on many big cities. It's like the world seeing the U.S as just New York.

@adysluminsky9182

2 жыл бұрын

But it is not happen to all nationalities...I am brazilian....and I spoke in english in Paris. But put water in wine I rude!!! In no one restairant is allowed to open you bag and take a water....😂😂😂

OK, I have been to France a few times, most recently earlier this summer. I have only experienced rudeness once or twice during all that time, and I mostly speak English. I usually experienced great manners and politeness to be honest, although maybe this time it was because they were so glad to see some foreign tourists again after months of COVID restrictions. In fact, hotel staff bent over backwards to speak to me in English, even when I used my French, which isn't bad. In Paris and Normandy, the reception was the same. Spoiler alert - people are NOT that different around the world (I have been to 66 countries and lived 13 years abroad on 6 continents). Most people are good, a few bad apples - Remember the Golden Rule and you will do just fine. Even just a greeting in the local language before using English will get you a far better reception most of the time.

@13tuyuti

2 жыл бұрын

Why would you speak mostly English in France when your French isn't bad?

@urilou777

2 жыл бұрын

What is the golden rule?

@ihaz8

2 жыл бұрын

@@urilou777 he said it in the end, to greet in the local language and then continue in English👍 just to show that you’re at least trying

@RiBeel7

2 жыл бұрын

have you been in Greece?

@bluewin13

2 жыл бұрын

"People are not that different around the world" I absolutely agree. I often cringe at generalizations and stereotypes of human behavior based on where people live. It always seemed so oversimplified and unrealistic to me

I went to Paris for 3 days with my brother. We had no understanding of the language, but it wasn't an issue. I used a translate app to read various text on signs or menus. The app could also read aloud the words selected.

I was in Paris in 2004 as a teenager, I remember speaking English to people and getting answers on french 😂 Even if I didnt understand a single word from them, at least the people who I was talking to understand English but wont speak it back. It was fair enough 🤭 But I really loved France, it felt so good to be there for two weeks, I wish I could move there one day. ❤️🇨🇵 PS: I'll do my best to learn french 😅

@nghqhshsj3557

Жыл бұрын

Bon courage !

As an italian I'm starting to feel a strong kinship with the french people

@burgundian777

2 жыл бұрын

You witnessed someone putting Parmesan cheese on vongole?

@imurt3417

2 жыл бұрын

@@burgundian777 not yet, luckily enough

@haidouk872

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, your fanatical love for bidets is what sets up appart in the end

@imurt3417

2 жыл бұрын

@@haidouk872 sorry I can't hear you over the sound of my bidet prayers

@haidouk872

2 жыл бұрын

@@imurt3417 Great answer ahahahahah

I speak a little French, but my friend traveling with me did not. She asked (in English) at the information desk under the pyramids at the Louvre what time a concert was going to be at the Louvre, and the woman at the desk answered in French. Then she kept repeating the question, and the woman kept answering in French. It was so funny, but the French woman was starting to look really annoyed, so I pulled her away, and said "She said it's 8pm".

@PegiZone

2 жыл бұрын

@The Old One Are you an Amercian? A 30 second google search would tell you that they play concerts at the Louvre. There is even a special concert hall called the Louvre Auditorium.

@taiyipan3138

2 жыл бұрын

@The Old One that's not the point. Louvre is such a touristy spot, they should expect tourists who speak no French. it's just poor customer service.

@cynthiakeller5954

2 жыл бұрын

@The Old One FFS, because they have concerts there!

@SaBoTeUr2001

2 жыл бұрын

@The Old One Fete de la Musique. You should get out more 😉

@SSs-ch4ey

2 жыл бұрын

@@taiyipan3138 God forbid people learn basic french right

Thanks for this video. I had similar experiences when I went to Paris a long time ago. Spain and England were both much more friendly to tourists. Rome, not so much but still considerably better and more friendly than Paris.

Guys, people from non-anglosaxon countries don't like to be asphyxiated by predominant English-speaking culture. We understand that learning English is necessary for practical reasons, but if you come to a foreign country, please try to interact with locals in a respectful way. For example, start saying "sorry, I don't speak [whatever language], may I talk to you in English?" Then speak proper English, slowly and clearly. Think that some accents are difficult to understand by foreigners. You will see that things become much easier.

"Et t'as gâché le vin" in the face... Brutal

@Ubertechgirl66

2 жыл бұрын

That made me 🤣!!!

@mikemm5920

2 жыл бұрын

Elle est 🏳️‍🌈 tout facons

@vinikampferherzbarros27

2 жыл бұрын

It would translate as.... "Here your glass of wine"? I don't speak French, but Portuguese as mother language.. so.... I can only guess.

@Ubertechgirl66

2 жыл бұрын

@@vinikampferherzbarros27 it translates to: “and you spoiled the wine!”

@vinikampferherzbarros27

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ubertechgirl66 Thanks! At least I got something hahahaha

In Hungary wine with sparkling water is a classic drink, it has historical origin, and it has many variation (for ex. "long step"). So if you come to Hungary, feel free to ask for "fröccs" anywhere.

@wonderfulhumanbeingwithagr6381

2 жыл бұрын

Same in Croatia, we call it "gemišt"

@georgesedouard4937

2 жыл бұрын

Mais vous etes en France!

@generalblack2335

2 жыл бұрын

I had the privilege to have had a hungarian stepdad for ten years in the eighties, living in Durban, South Africa. I hope to one day visit his homeland, the place where all my stepdads stories was made. He loved football and beer! Now, I'm gonna throw me in a froccs and think hungarian.👍🏻 Much love, to all my stepfamily in Hungary!

@jensnimike176

2 жыл бұрын

I'm fluent in french. I speak it better than most restaurant staff speak english. But most of the time I'm attended in English. It has changed a lot in the last 10 years. When in France speak french.

@thesayes6231

2 жыл бұрын

@@wonderfulhumanbeingwithagr6381 huh... that's interesting. Is that word of german origin. cause it sounds/looks horribly close to "gemischt" which means mixed.

My experienced has been that in Paris they will respond to my questions in broken French with answers in English. They don't want to waste time trying to communicate! In smaller towns sometimes people really don't understand English and will try patiently to work with my broken French.

Loved it!

The last sentence was : "Et t'as gâché le vin!!". "And you ruined the wine!!!"

@marioluigi9599

2 жыл бұрын

It sounded more like "and take your wine with you!"

@ZoulousProductions

2 жыл бұрын

@@marioluigi9599 no

@randomdiscordmeme

2 жыл бұрын

@@marioluigi9599 it was not

@marioluigi9599

2 жыл бұрын

@@randomdiscordmeme ok

I once encountered a French guy who requested to swap his seat with me on an airplane, he of course started with French. The fun part is, the flight was departing from Manchester and was heading to Southeast Asia. It was also a middle eastern airline. The best part is, I am Asian. Oh, he spoke English after I showed him my poker face for a good 5 seconds.

@haydentenno6773

2 жыл бұрын

finaly someone who talk about a REAL experience with a normal french citizen

@canchero724

2 жыл бұрын

You left out the detail of did you end swapping seats with him or not? Did the rest of the long flight end up being a passive aggressive fest with both muttering curses in their native tongue at each other?

@ry8246

2 жыл бұрын

@@canchero724 Hahah You really want to know the details? It's kinda boring though. Nope I didn't swap. I got the aisle seat, he wanted to swap so he can sit next to his friend, who was sitting at the other side of the aisle. It was a flight from Europe to Asia, with short stop and refuel in middle east. If I am not wrong it was 16-ish hours flight. Getting aisle seat is a blessing, I can go to toilet anytime I like without having to ask. I was kinda sad about leaving Europe and slept through the flight. The French dude was happy because he was going for vacation. So there were no hard feelings.

1) Know some common phrases in French, i.e. Survival French, for ordering food, beverages, comestibles in shops. 2) Always use these phrases first when interacting with the French. Know some selfdeprecatory phrases about your appalling French and use them, if you are not understood. 3) Interpolate between English and your native language, if it is German, it should be easy, 30% of English vocabulary is just corrupted German. After all, 40% of English vocabulary is French-based, so you can just use an English word without the hot-potato-in-your-mouth pronunciation. I found the French to be perfectly accomodating and charming if you made the effort to approach them in their own language. If they find the going with your "interpretation" of the language too hard, they might even switch to English on their own. But then my haunts tend to be Hauts de France, where English tends to have more currency than in other regions...

exact same for a french trying to speak english in US or anglo-saxon locations. I heard many times in US, here we speak english, why french should print menu for few tourists who spend their time bashing while back in their country. In France they speak French and you should knew it prior flying in there.

Putting sparkling water in wine, they guillotined for less.

As someone that works in a restaurant in france, I can garantuee you that the service will be much better if you try to speak french. Even just the basics such as bonjour, s'il vous plait, merci, excusez-moi etc

Considering that english took a good 40% of french words, you have no idea how many exact same spelling french words are found in english. To start with, I would say nearly ALL words ending by , are french origin words in english language, and tons of other words therefore you cannot be lazy twice, picking up words from others and imposing it back to french

He should have said: "I'll make my own Champagne, this is how you make it, right?" And the baguette she hit him with would have been frozen.

@ignatrip

2 жыл бұрын

Cheap champagne

@dunichtich100

2 жыл бұрын

That's also what I have imagined 😂

@RealGestumblindi

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I suppose that freezing a baguette is also a sacrilege.

@dunichtich100

2 жыл бұрын

@@RealGestumblindi your are not the only one who thinks that way ;)

Paris has the most number of tourists so how are you expecting people speak french? You earn through tourism but treat tourist with hate. This is not good.

@Ashley-ro4xz

2 жыл бұрын

Because it’s in a French country, in a French city, that originates in speaking the French language. As an American I can’t obligate them to speak in English just because I’m a tourist and paying for their services. It’s their country. If they go out of their way to learn English for the sake of their customers that’s just amazing. In the same way I’ll try to learn a language here in the US to help them. But they’re not obligated in the same way that we aren’t obligated. Just respect the country and their customs.

@ichahasibuan3769

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ashley-ro4xz english is bridge language for all the world like it or not. I'm from asian, not all tourist are from us or uk... never in my life i force people talk balinese for short vacation at bali just because i feel rude they try to communicate me with english at our land... except they're wanna long stay, sure they should to learn. but tourist? that's just make hard for people....

@Hodoss

2 жыл бұрын

Many Parisians are being driven out of Paris as apartments are turned into Airbnb’s and cost of life skyrockets. Tourism isn’t good for everyone. And this was not Paris by the way, it says Montpellier, that’s in Southern France. France isn’t just Paris.

@mariereau3783

2 жыл бұрын

Idk actually, maybe I was in a wrong Paris, but I tried to practice my french there and every waiter continued to speak english.... buddy, I-

@olivierc4691

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariereau3783 Yes, in the real world it's not that bad at all, and it's getting better with time! @Shugar don't forget it's a humoristic video

Looking at it from a psychological standpoint, its easy to realize why we’d get annoyed considering there are more tourists in Paris than citizens (and the fact that its mostly Americans)

Pro-tip : before speaking a foreign language in France, ask if the people you are talking to is able to speak this language. This is considered basic politeness. If you start speaking another language than french point blank, you won't get a good welcome. We think it is rude to come with your own language, to our country and consider everyone knows your language. At least try to say "bonjour", "merci", "s'il vous plait"...just a few words, nothing difficult. Then ask "Do you speak english?" and if people do, they will answer "yes" and then you can speak english. If they don't, you will know why they don't answer in english !

In my experience it helps if you start in French. It shows you are making an effort. You can buy these little books with standard phrases, or get an app for that. If you get stuck they happily switch to English, at least the younger people. You should also always start with a "Bonjour". It shows you recognise the waiter as a person, and not just see them as a machine to get you something.

@dalethepalemale6855

2 жыл бұрын

That's the case with most countries, even Scandinavian countries where English is spoken by nearly everybody, if you make an effort to speak their language they love it.

@swe3t.dr3ams

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! As a french person, whenever I go to non english or non french speaking countries, I always learn the basic words.

@CornelPanic

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I have experienced. Even made some people in Hyeres laugh about my tries to communicate in my bad french - they switched to english in their own.

@maxderholzrusse7301

2 жыл бұрын

In Germany we say "die haben einen Stock im Arsch" No but seriously, why the fuck are french people so mad at tourists for speaking english

Pro tip: Find either young women or old women to ask for directions or help in Paris. They are more open minded and have actual good manners than people in fancy clothes or men in general. As a Mexican that only knew English this worked great for me. It is quite a cultural shock to find out many people there wouldn't care less about helping others. Specially going from Mexico were we are used to help anyone anywhere.

@jakejive7760

2 жыл бұрын

France has some of the snobbiest people. I love them though. I do have to say though, my wife is a chilanga and I visit Mexico city often from the US, and most of them are the nicest people. Always doing their best to help me when my wife isn't around despite the language barrier.

@TheGoodContent37

2 жыл бұрын

@@jakejive7760 I also met very nice and kind french people, but to me it was a very shocking cultural difference to see that many people wouldn't care less about helping you. Some would not even turn to look at you if you say hi to them. Fortunately I was able to navigate around Paris without having to ask too many things but the times I actually needed a little information were the times I felt this difference the most.

@EliasRoy

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGoodContent37 If you go to a country you need to speak their language.

@nickwiley9647

2 жыл бұрын

Lol just say women then.

@etodemerzel2627

2 жыл бұрын

@@EliasRoy A good reason to never go anywhere.

I love how all the Frenchies in the comments are like, yeah that’s pretty accurate 😂😂

@RadicalLiving

Жыл бұрын

it's too real, now they all started to carry them Baguettes, should start a Baguette holster business

@danamania150

Жыл бұрын

@@RadicalLivingomg senpai 😍 “Oui-pon holster” 💀

Unironically white wine+sparkling water is the original Spritz. Austrians deemed the Italian wine too strong for their taste, so they used to dilute it with sparkling water. The Aperol/Campari was added later into the equation. To this day, if you go to Trieste in Italy (near Austria) and you ask for a spritz you'll be served 2/3 white wine and 1/3 sparkling water. It's a great drink, light and refreshing. Try it out for yourself.

I don't drink alcohol and even I was disgusted when he poured sparkling water in the wine.

@cherrypie37

2 жыл бұрын

It is something German do often

@fortheloveofnoise9298

2 жыл бұрын

@@cherrypie37 my mother does it, american

@honk42069

2 жыл бұрын

I'm Austrian and I didn't know this was so controversial. It's extremely common over here, especially in the summer: I serve many dozens of white wine with sparkling water compared to 1-3 normal wines in a day! But then again austrians don't have many great wines so i guess the water makes it go down easier Loll

@alpachino7659

2 жыл бұрын

That's what ancient Greeks would do. Anyone who drank pure wine would be considered an alcoholic in ancient Greece.

@nuvreau1902

2 жыл бұрын

It's also common in romania

We French aren't that bad with strangers but DON'T YOU DARE pour water in wine.

@Foatizenknechtl

2 жыл бұрын

YeS you are. Every Single time. Profanities and other bullshit. More than ten times.

@noy1009

2 жыл бұрын

Pour* btw

@Robin06_42

2 жыл бұрын

@@noy1009 thx

@noy1009

2 жыл бұрын

@@Robin06_42 np mec ✌️

@TheBrofessor

2 жыл бұрын

if I order and pay for the wine, I can drink it however I like

Absolutely love the skit, The lady deserves an award for her patience. And also for straight up saying No every time. We need more people like her in the world, and people will be forced to reflect upon themselves

This is funny, but I had good restaurant experiences as an American in France using my high school French. Ironically, it was one of the official tourist offices in Paris where the person lost patience speaking so slowly for me to understand and she switched to English! 🤣 The only issue I had was asking for ice for my waiter (I'm the rare American who normally prefers no ice, but it was a hot day in Nice) and I got ice cream instead! Lol. This was something I often got wrong in French class, so it didn't surprise me. I merely pointed to my water glass and made a clinky motion and my waiter said, "Ah, bon" and I got my ice shortly after that. And yes, I kept the ice cream and ate it. It looked delicious and was. Win, win! The waiter was never rude about it. Also, I got beer instead of extra butter in a restaurant in Paris, two words I also would switch in French class! 🙄 Pay attention in class, people! Lol. In that case, the waiter and I both laughed and he took the beer back and brought butter. 🤷‍♀️ All very nice! I was attempting to communicate in French, so as others have said, that probably made a difference.

@TayWoode

21 күн бұрын

Haha easy mistake, did you say “la glace”? That does mean ice but more for weather or an ice cream, it’s “glacons” for actual ice cubes or you could say “la glace pour mon boisson” Beer is “bee-air” and butter is “burr” There’s ever such a slight difference, easily confused and a lot of teachers won’t know either, the French I learnt at school is completely different to how they talk, they used to laugh and say they could tell I’d learnt textbook school French

@etherealtb6021

21 күн бұрын

@@TayWoode I think I did say "glace" and "bière"! Oddly, I was lucky in that I had teachers who'd lived in France for years, so I was taught pretty good pronunciation (so I was told). I just always got the pronunciations of those two words confused. These were the only two words I'd regularly swap, so it was pretty funny they BOTH came up in the real world! 🤣

@TayWoode

21 күн бұрын

@@etherealtb6021 haha I know, and you were in the right place, it’s not like you were in a gift shop or a museum 😂

@etherealtb6021

21 күн бұрын

@@TayWoode Lol. I did expect a bit more patience from the official tourist office, lol. But I did get points for knowing who Gounod was, when we asked for an opera recommendation, even though I'd never heard of that particular opera (Mireille). Which we did go see and BTW was fricking amazing. 😁

Honestly, as a French person, I totally understand the anger of the girl : WHO WILL RUIN WINE WITH WATER PLEASE????? (but I do not support the fact that French people don't want to speak English and that some are rude to foreigners just because they can't speak French )

@50733Blabla1337

2 жыл бұрын

@Salma Shahab Yea like every rich country on earth, your point?

@Siriosus

2 жыл бұрын

WHY ahahahaha

@fliameridice

2 жыл бұрын

@Salma Shahab oh yes of course : my comment was soooo political that you had to say that 🙄/s

@haruyanto8085

2 жыл бұрын

@@50733Blabla1337 not all tho

@50733Blabla1337

2 жыл бұрын

@@haruyanto8085 No literally all. Give me an exception and I will tell you within a short amount of time of research that they do.

Traveling as an "American in Paris" 40 years ago this sketch is pretty similar to what I experienced. When my english was not understood, I tried speaking german ... what a mistake ! I did much better when I traveled through the French countryside !

@kohndoe9440

2 жыл бұрын

40 years ago French still under german occupation,and you decide to speak german with them? Wth are you thinking?

@baonguyen-ct6nj

2 жыл бұрын

@@kohndoe9440 40 years ago should be the 80s??? The war ended in 1945 my dear.

@Hero96

2 жыл бұрын

lmao 😭 German in France

@kohndoe9440

2 жыл бұрын

@@baonguyen-ct6nj it's a joke friend. Its mean 40 years is a long long time ago.

@swe3t.dr3ams

2 жыл бұрын

Lol I hope that's a fucking joke.

La baguette est l'arme la plus dangereuse

My history teacher who visited France onece with some of her students said to us, that French people are willing to speak with you in German if you specifically say that you know German but you are not German. She talked from experience.

As a Half French, half German I can absolutely confirm that putting water in white wine is heresy xD

@kael9664

2 жыл бұрын

My french friend told me that her grandma from the countryside always used to drink her red wine with some water. I think back in the day this was quite common practice. I can't imagine drinking red wine with water though. I'm used to the white wine w sparkles.

@jaimereneramirezbecerra5837

2 жыл бұрын

You Arent german you only are a latín guy hahaha because you dont got blue eyes

@ducdepuce7464

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaimereneramirezbecerra5837 I have blue eyes lol xD

@quantumshadow4218

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaimereneramirezbecerra5837 mate not all Germans have blue eyes or blond hair...

@liamsmith5820

2 жыл бұрын

What does that even mean? I find most German French plp dry. Im British in Spain

I had really similar experience in the ski resort, we tried to order lunch and they only talked to me in French and expect me to talk French, I told the dude you have two choice English or Hungarian, suddenly he could speak English..

Reality is much simpler , we don't speak english because we are bad at it .

Same is in Montreal and Quebec. I speak English and Spanish pretty good, but in Montreal and Quebec people only speaks French. I don't understood French too 😂

I got it doubly worse. Asian American, went to a Chinese restaurant in Paris. I can neither speak Chinese nor French. They don't understand English either. The Chinese French restaurant staff looked at me in disgust. An ethnically Chinese person who cannot speak Mandarin, and cannot speak French in France. I've never felt so intellectually judged my whole life. It would have been better if I was physically disabled as a mute person; I would have been less judged. (I really craved roast pork belly at the time, which is why I went there for lunch during my trip there.)

@princetamrac1180

2 жыл бұрын

Haha this story made me laugh. Thanks! I am trying to learn simplified chinese at the Moment. Have you ever tried learning chinese?

@kleuafflatus

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha I feel you lol I'm from Hong Kong and I was in France as a student back in 2016. Took me a while before I could communicate effectively there, but once I did, navigating in the country and making friends were easy. I still remember spending hours talking to the lady in a chocolatier in Paris, she came to France as a teenager from Laos during the 70s, she has almost forgotten her native language, but she remembers how she learned it and how hard (and well) she tried to become French. As for barbecue pork rice, just say cha siu fan and I bet every authentic Chinese restaurant would know what it is.

@redbark7770

2 жыл бұрын

Learn Japanese just to fuck with them some more. Or maybe Cantonese or some other Chinese language that they probably wouldn't know well.

@chobai9996

2 жыл бұрын

@@princetamrac1180 she's an American, she doesn't need to learn Mandarin

@taiyipan3138

2 жыл бұрын

@@chobai9996 but to be fair, it is a waste though not to utilize family resources at home, like talking with grandparents, to learn the language.

As a French person, I must say this was realistic, and furthermore, DESERVED.

@bestrongandloveyourself2370

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@stratfol1

2 жыл бұрын

pour quoi t'écrit en anglais?! traitre! jk I'm not French :P

@nikodimser8225

2 жыл бұрын

Americans always be so lazy folks to learn second and 3rd language. ...😉😉😆😅 Spank him one more tim!, 😲😉😆

@ClaireDastier

2 жыл бұрын

Mais grave ! C'est comme cracher sur nos ancêtre de mélanger du vin à de l'eau pétillante 🤢 Le pire je crois c'est les américains qui font des granité avec du rosé 😭 C'est d'une fadeur scandaleuse quand tout est fondu ça a le goût de l'eau

@lns2130

2 жыл бұрын

@@ClaireDastier C'est les allemands.

Stranger ...if WE don't answer in English in France, this is just because WE love so much strangers that WE want they Learn quicker beautifull language ! 😜

1:23 "T'as gaché le vin!"🤣🤣🤣

@pierrecharpentier1224

11 ай бұрын

Bah elle a raison mdr

I went into a bed and breakfast on the island of Reunion with my wife and started asking if the guy had a room. He stopped me and said (in English). "I am French, we are in France. You must speak French with me!" After my schoolboy "je voudrais une chambre pour deux persons pour ce soir" he replied with a short "non!". I was happy.

@marioluigi9599

2 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable snobbery And you actually went and appeased it

I went to France a couple years ago and while this can be true, usually if you put some effort into speaking French, even if it's bad, they'll appreciate it and take pitty on you 😂 ...eventually at the end of the meal! Mostly they thought it was hilarious that I would constantly switch to Mandarin for any French word I didn't know. I live in Asia and speak basic Mandarin, so my brain went: Foreign language= Mandarin

@lisastenzel5713

Жыл бұрын

So nice! I got that with german. I am born and raised in germany...but every now and then I get lost and I speak english instead. 😅 funny days...if I would put more time in it, I would get back what little french I learned

@Vsevolod2002

Жыл бұрын

“Bonjour~ he suis chingchang dingling”

@marioluigi9599

Жыл бұрын

@@Vsevolod2002 Bonjour he suis anekkkrooppppahhakkoooohekpaeej

@jvaldeuxo

Жыл бұрын

Ummmm...not true in Paris.

@thanos1229

Жыл бұрын

@@Vsevolod2002 hahahaha

I feel so validated right now because this was 100% my experience (up to the wine & baguette part) in BOTH France and Canada and people have said I was exaggerating and didn't believe it was that bad but it absolutely was! Seriously, this is like word-for-word what happened to me in both French speaking places, so thank you for proving it wasn't me 😹

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No one in France expect you to be fluent in French if you're here for a week or two. But you may start a chat with a French sentence such as : "hi, do you speak English please ?" / "Bonjour, parlez-vous anglais s'il-vous-plait ?". After that you could speak English and every one would do his/her best (even if some parisian waiters are just assholes even for us). It is just basic politness. When I go to Germany, as I am not fluent in German, I just start a chat by "Entschuldigung, sprechen Sie English oder Französich ?" before asking for something. It might be very formal, but it is better than being rude. For those who are not native English speakers, lots of young French people are more at ease with Spanish language (it has been the second language taught here after English for almost every French under 40 y/o) and if you are near a border you may find some more people that speak German, Italian or Dutch...

@peacejapan_

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. When I go to France, I initiate using basic French pleasantries, before asking if they speak English when I'm out of my depth in French. Usually I get a polite "yes" in return and everything is cordial. It was only the first visit, when I skipped all that and started with "hello, do you speak English?" that I was met with a sarcastic eye roll and some muttering. The clerk then switched to English, albeit with attitude for the rest of the conversation. I think most people anywhere you go just appreciate you making an effort in the predominant local language.

@haydentenno6773

2 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY, it's as simple as this, POLITENESS, but it looks like a LOT of peoples forget this and think they're absolute kings (spoiler alert, we decapitate kings)

@extraspecialk3244

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody here in America would ever do that. They just start speaking Spanish and, if you're not a racist or a white supremacist, you'll start speaking Spanish too.

@extraspecialk3244

2 жыл бұрын

@@peacejapan_ Here in the states, no effort to learn English is made. English is the language of poor white racist conservatives. There are a lot of farm working communities where you can live that only speak Spanish...

@thevipblink8571

2 жыл бұрын

@@extraspecialk3244 i had a question tho, has the US an official language ? I heard that both english and spanish are used so I was kinda confused

Yup, never put water into wine, that’s awful for us. I remember seeing a friend bursting literally into tears when a Hungarian friend added water into his wine in Budapest.

@krison0225

2 жыл бұрын

Actually wine (white) + sparkling water is a really big cultural thing for us hungarians. We call it Fröccs. It was a hungarian inventor too, who made it possible to produce soda water in bigger quantities. That set aside, anyone who cares at least a little about gastronomy and wines in Hungary knows, that you shouldn't put anything in good quality wine. Sadly the alcohol culture is still developing in Hungary, so it's widespread to drink wine, beer, spirits etc because they are alcoholic, and not for the (acquired) taste.

@sayeedmd.moinuddinsiraji8546

2 жыл бұрын

Around world All peoples stomachs are not habituated to drink wine without water because without water it would be more hard drinks for others. I might vomit after drunk if used without water.

@burgundian777

2 жыл бұрын

@@krison0225 Yes, same here in Croatia, although we mostly use plain water - water + white wine = gemisht, water + red wine = bevanda. The variation was done with soda water (white wine + soda = shpritzer) but it fell out of use after WWII.

@noble604

2 жыл бұрын

Burg Undian - thank you for sharing. Learned so much

@davidbelmonte5160

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know Rick...

As a bi-lingual french and english speaker, I like speaking English first so I can see how they think they can talk about me without them knowing.

This year I spent my holidays im France. I tried to speak french there. My best French I learned in school. An it isn't very good. But the frenchmen were friendly, helped me and when they got impatient with me, they asked me if I was able to speak English... 😅. Nobody was rude. I like the people in France. They were very polite and friendly. Et maintenant j apprends la langue francais pour etre de plus en plus mieux.

@reinaroja2024

2 ай бұрын

Ves?. Si hablas francés todo va bien. 😀👍

How french can you french? Girl: *slaps a person using a baguette instead of her hand*