tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post6458956803090572342..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Paris - with a twist, (of course)Expat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-27063031212820648682011-07-07T23:54:37.355+01:002011-07-07T23:54:37.355+01:00So funny, my kids can do that whole exchange about...So funny, my kids can do that whole exchange about "umburgas" from the latest Pink Panther. When just in Paris our french friend was saying the people at work (the Min of Defence) are way overconfident about their English rating it as "excellent" when she thinks it's rubbish. Wish I had that confidence!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-47772315864510848972011-07-07T18:46:57.790+01:002011-07-07T18:46:57.790+01:00A burm - yes, very Peter Sellers.
Interesting re ...A burm - yes, very Peter Sellers.<br /><br />Interesting re French people being happy to try and communicate in English. Wonder if it's really the American influence rather than the British.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-28904688347864121442011-07-05T20:59:29.449+01:002011-07-05T20:59:29.449+01:00And did you ask for a rurm when you got the hotel?...And did you ask for a rurm when you got the hotel? xPotty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-18129681687935857892011-07-05T13:59:33.042+01:002011-07-05T13:59:33.042+01:00And that's exactly why we take le train.
Jus...And that's exactly why we take le train. <br /><br />Just trying to figure out how long it would take you to get from a to b...Metropolitan Mumhttp://www.metropolitanmum.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-69078933793030684332011-07-05T13:49:16.879+01:002011-07-05T13:49:16.879+01:00You aren't having much luck with airports, are...You aren't having much luck with airports, are you? ;-)<br /><br />Agreed that the French are much more willing to speak English than they used to be. I usually try to speak (rusty) French to them, and then am embarrassed when they reply in perfect English.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-74918607361216116222011-07-05T13:45:54.851+01:002011-07-05T13:45:54.851+01:00See, this is why I don't blog. We travel, it a...See, this is why I don't blog. We travel, it all goes ok, we arrive with no incidents. Same on the way back. I'd have nothing to say if I blogged! I don't know how you do it...<br /><br />I'm the opposite to you on the language front though. Last time I went to France (which was admittedly about 14 years ago), I managed to understand a fair bit but had to get my husband (who'd done a week's intensive business French, as opposed to my O level some 10 years before that) to speak for me. If I try to think up a French word, the Welsh one comes to mind instead. And I can't even remember very much of my Welsh.Mrs Baumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-45375052884221123382011-07-05T08:40:36.417+01:002011-07-05T08:40:36.417+01:00You're just like me! I can manage to speak the...You're just like me! I can manage to speak the lingo and read it (to a more basic level than you, mind) but I'm buggered if they reply haha!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-58844350573183757802011-07-04T23:19:35.166+01:002011-07-04T23:19:35.166+01:00Vacation in Paris - hurrah! I envy you all the En...Vacation in Paris - hurrah! I envy you all the English (although not the 'burm' incident.) Around here, very little is actually spoken, although you see it everywhere in print - usually just wrong enough to make a native speaker look twice - very entertaining, though. One of the little park areas outside our high-rise apartment building has this notice in English: "This area is for all the people. Please, use it cleanly!"MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.com