Comments on: caramel shoe shoe

By: dafyd

dafyd — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:38:29 +0000

The worst thing to order in a French McDonald’s is Chicken McNuggets… although it’s even worse in Germany. Mit Barbeque Söse.

The funniest thing I’ve encountered in a Parisian McDo was at Les Halles – an American woman was struggling to get her order for a “Big Mac with Potato Wedges and Diet Coke Without Ice” understood. I stepped in and interpreted for her – the American woman commented on how perfect my English accent was, while the poor McDo girl said that my French was very good…

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:20:37 +0000

Ooops. I meant Georges Clooney.

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:19:20 +0000

This doesn’t just go for speaking either, the French love to change people’s names too. I saw an ad for Ralph Laurents recently and also an article about Georges Cloony.
It’s infuriating!
I like to think that English speakers try hard to say French words and names with the French accent, the way the French say them. I just don’t understand why the French have to change names and pronounciations and can’t make the same effort??

By: Froog

Froog — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 10:30:54 +0000

I meant “don’t go there” indeed…:oops:

Froog

By: Froog

Froog — Fri, 04 Feb 2005 10:28:18 +0000

Hi Petite
Excellent topic today ! My english surname when pronounced by some French is hilarious… but I always make a point of saying it properly a few times then sigh heavily and say it the French way or spell it. For all the fast-food crappy names problems I have a solution – don’t go their to “eet zis meuk !”
Also I hate Tom Aunks too… actually maybe everyone hates him but never owed to.
And what about poor little French kids called “Kévin Dupont” or “Samantha Pottier”…
Froog