When You try to speak English in FRANCE
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2021
- French people being French. You better be prepared for this when traveling to France^^
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next time say to she that u from Germany. and see reaction
@@method_mann Didn't she already knew?
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?
Lmaoooo
Expert tip: shout at them in German
@@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.....
@@ilsgrade8357 well this happens in Germany too
wow nice tip dude!! 👍😊
Next challenge: Go to a restaurant in Italy and cut the spaghetti.
Ok, this is very provocative 🤨
And put ketchup on pizza, I heard it's illegal
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 🤢🤮
Or make italian angry, say "I Love Pineapple Pizza on public"
@@mfra959 I can attack you with my mandolino 👀
Jk, I don't know what a f**k is that 😂
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.
lol maybe you are right that
😂U really make my bad day better man😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol, you made me laugh a lot.
It’s so true!! lol
She was far more polite than any other servers we met in Paris
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.
@@nicolasg8323 Parisians steal much more than bikes, they steal your joy.
@@nicolasg8323 You had me laughing out loud. Humor is always at its best when it’s based on some truth. Excellent comment!!!
@@craigh.9810 It is called French "Sarcasm" , Mon Ami !
sorry to hear.. these people have to clean up their act and implement laws that prohibit tattoos, blue or purple hair and the f word, and erase all of the graffitis at the entrance to Paris! 5 kilometres of them!
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.
Mais arrête après on va nous prendre pour des malades nous les français
Those hurt!!
@@edwardjames6023 oh toi ta comédie va pas durer longtemps je vais te faire passer le supplice du fromage la souffrance est lente
If I was just a little better at French, I would understand what these people were saying
😂 😂
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.
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
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
@@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.
I just like eternal damnation
@@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.
C'est pas sacré en pise dessus même, tant en l'a payer
Well I would be offended too if I saw someone do that (Italian)
Yeah ! They are FOREIGNERS! So they have to respect the culture and tradition of the country they visit !
@@irenecarrillo6750 e rispetto lo spritz bianco? 🤷♀️
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?
Yes it is ;)
progress
congratulations
Oui t'as fait un pas de géant 👌🏻
now learn german 🙂
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 😂
Are you american?
@@Balinux sure feels like he is lol.
@@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.
@@ollyb7570 When in Rome.
@@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've been to France and 95% of this video happened to me, except for the water in the wine. I'm not a psycho.
it's called "not being barbaric"
Did someone hit you with a baguette?
@@michelangelo4701 penso di sí, che vergogna
@@michelangelo4701 Why?
It's not water I think it's lemonade.
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).
what city was it ?
It’s true ! You have to make the first step as a foreigner with their language, once you do that, it’s all good
@@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
@@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.
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.
"Wtf are you doing?!" - suddenly she speaks English! 😄
She said yes when he asked if she spoke English
French waiters only speak English in an emergency...
Desperate times call for desperate measures
She said "oui" when he asked if she speaks english
What ze fouque
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
Why don't they like the English?
@@sal2975 dont know dude, but from my experience i can tell they prefer tourists who speaks spanish or italian, those kind of languages lol
Im terrible at Spanish but I might have to try it.
@@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.
Woah. I thought it was kinda myth. turn out that was real. Lol.
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.
No it's only the circumstances of the persons you met at that moment. Don't generalize your situation to everybody
@@sylvainchardon7531 nan jt'assure on pisse sur les anglophones et on ne veut pas de l'empire.
Nah, they are chovinistic af and will refuse to speak anything but Parisienne
Very racist
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.
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🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵✌️
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!
Merci. On se comprend. 😉
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.
Sounds like French people are really pretentious?
Same. What a bunch of snobs
On a pas le temps désolé !
=)))))))))))))) huhu poor u
@@agenttchong1698 Les parisiens surtout n'ont pas le temps.
Dutch: Knows Dutch, speaks English to each other
French: Knows English, speaks French to English speakers
Gotta love the Dutch
@@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
@@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.
I like 17th-century Dutch paintings, especially Vermeers.
Dutch 🤮
Hahaha. The problem is that tourists expect locals speak in English, and should be the opposite. Is not just in France but everywhere.
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.
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. 😞
Im sorry to hear that. I’ve usually found the Brits easy to get along with.
Because London is Pakistani
Londoners didn't speak English? Somehow I believe you.
Speaking French in London would indeed be a big no-no 😁
Now we know,🥖 Baguette, can be used as a weapon
….in France 🇫🇷
We always knew
A two day old baguette makes the perfect substitute baseball bat 🤣
Also Cucumber 🥒xD but OK it can Break in two xD
Of cause it is, just let it dry on the sun for a few days and you can use it like a spear.
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.
WWII flashback
Deutschland über alles intensifies
@@alexwu358 the Austrians were Nazis too
@@Der.Geschichtenerzahler some germans, and some austrians. Would you like to have your family killed for openly disagreeing with the government?
@@zunzwak4482 I've heard of some people who did just that, but history is history
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 !
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.
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 :)
@@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.
normal we influenced and ruled england for centuries at least 💀
As a french, I always hit my opponents with a baguette.
There even is word to describe this tradition, it's called "biffle".
*Oh no*
Oui oui, j'approuve, croyais le !
oui sil ta plait 🌈
Lol biffle c'est pluto avec la zezette 😁
@@janekcity7108 ptdr
the water bottle with discount sticker lmaooo
Hahahah
That was pure gold, i died from laughter 😂😂😂
Wo'er bo'er
Sharp eyes lol
@@realShikha885 I knew u
I had seen you commenting on wion several times
Excellent !!!😂 "Et t''as gâché le vin!"
J'ai bien ri👍
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.
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
To je it looked like Italian ciabatta, not French baguette 😂
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
@misanthrope Why? What makes you say that?
Thank you. I would never have guessed it was a baguette. Thought it was a brick all along.
@misanthrope Except for France And Quebec.
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.
Probably happy they didn’t have to write it down themself lmao.
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.
@@Clyjade_of_God_and_Putin some pocket electronic dictionaries have a speaker built in, so you can hear the words.
@@Clyjade_of_God_and_Putin 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. 😅
You were making an effort so they appreciated it.
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
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.
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.
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.
😒
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.
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.
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😅😭
@@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.
Good its not your country.
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.
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.
@@tereseshaw7650 hahahaha 🤣
@@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 !
@@tereseshaw7650 I don't hear French very well so have to ask them to speak slowly and clearly. I can read French well though.
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
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.
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
@@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! 🤣
@@etherealtb6021 haha I know, and you were in the right place, it’s not like you were in a gift shop or a museum 😂
@@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. 😁
Hahahaha!
Dude! I love your videos! Great job, man!
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. 😆🤣
Meine deutschen Freunde schauen mich immer verwundert an, wenn ich sie frage, ob sie einen Spritzer trinken gehen wollen :)
And "Fröccs" in Hungary. :)
In Italy we have a cocktail called Spritz it's Aperol prosecco seltz and orange.
"Sprit" here in romania. Same pronunciation as german spritz:)
He should try removing the foam head of the beer in Austria.
This is LITERALLY how I imagine France😂
This is france. Go to a International music Festival in the eu. 8/10 french people dont talk to you in english.
@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.
So, stay home!!!
@@erikxvi8236 How many people speaks french in Alabama??
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...
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.
The eye rolling when u speak English or u suggest they speak English is 100% accurate
As an italian I'm starting to feel a strong kinship with the french people
You witnessed someone putting Parmesan cheese on vongole?
@@burgundian777 not yet, luckily enough
Unfortunately, your fanatical love for bidets is what sets up appart in the end
@@haidouk872 sorry I can't hear you over the sound of my bidet prayers
@@imurt3417 Great answer ahahahahah
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
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
that's a cool story
A French Karen, wow
@@omargomez4875 Karène
@@namlehai2737 Jajajajaja Je want to see Le Manager 🤣🤣🤣
Loved it!
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🤦♀️
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
@@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
@@pluralloveexcept when you do try to speak their Language they tell you to reply back in English. so like what??
Just like french people
@@pluralloveYou are totally right but what makes it really funny is that some French tourists also act like this
This is not comedy, it’s reality
So a documentary? :P
Yeah they just need to be tipped 10 euros to speak English
Post covid they would even speak Russian to save the job
Yet one more reason to skip France altogether on the holiday list.
@@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.
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....😂😂😂
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...
Among the Bararians they were talking about were mostly likely the Gaules meaning the ancestors of the French. 🤣
I'm with the civilized Greeks. 🏛
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.
@@psychovoice3827 Yes this was the joke.
Greeks also consider that a hole is a hole.
When he said "let's make it better, I thought that he is going to add vodka".
I thought Arabic was the predominantly spoken language in France. And deodorant is forbidden.
Elle pue ta remarque.
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".
@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.
@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.
@The Old One FFS, because they have concerts there!
@The Old One Fete de la Musique. You should get out more 😉
@@taiyipan3138 God forbid people learn basic french right
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.
Why would you speak mostly English in France when your French isn't bad?
What is the golden rule?
@@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
have you been in Greece?
"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
That’s exactly my experience: well it seemed that way. Stopped at an inn in the French countryside and regrettably asked the proprietor if she spoke German: her angry non stays burned in my memory. Thank you Anya for your excellent performance.
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.
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 🤣🤣
Polygot's problem 💅
Are you chinese or american?
That's quiet a lot of useless information man!=)
@@mrmillcake8525 thanks man. You're a pretty nice guy/girl!!
@ChingChong MicroDong well, I've read it...=] don't take it too serious. =)
"Et t'as gâché le vin" in the face... Brutal
That made me 🤣!!!
Elle est 🏳️🌈 tout facons
It would translate as.... "Here your glass of wine"? I don't speak French, but Portuguese as mother language.. so.... I can only guess.
@@vinikampferherzbarros27 it translates to: “and you spoiled the wine!”
@@Ubertechgirl66 Thanks! At least I got something hahahaha
Reality is much simpler , we don't speak english because we are bad at it .
100% legit reaction from the waitress.
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
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.
@@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 😁
@@Shurii_art Merci beaucoup! Bonne journee!
@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 ☺️
@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
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.
Same in Croatia, we call it "gemišt"
Mais vous etes en France!
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!
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.
@@wonderfulhumanbeingwithagr6381 huh... that's interesting. Is that word of german origin. cause it sounds/looks horribly close to "gemischt" which means mixed.
La baguette est l'arme la plus dangereuse
I love how he was sat in front of an apartment building, not outside a cafe, I lived in one of those with the buzzer entry 😂
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.
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.
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.
@@sumtingwong2138 That's on point.
It’s the same in every big city no matter which country you are visiting.
Oh!!!! You're from Charente Maritime ?
I love how all the Frenchies in the comments are like, yeah that’s pretty accurate 😂😂
it's too real, now they all started to carry them Baguettes, should start a Baguette holster business
@@RadicalLivingomg senpai 😍
“Oui-pon holster” 💀
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.
Ves?. Si hablas francés todo va bien. 😀👍
The last sentence was : "Et t'as gâché le vin!!".
"And you ruined the wine!!!"
It sounded more like "and take your wine with you!"
@@marioluigi9599 no
@@marioluigi9599 it was not
@@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.
finaly someone who talk about a REAL experience with a normal french citizen
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?
@@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.
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 😅
Bon courage !
She didn't even drowse the baguette in olive oil. Sacré bleu !
Putting sparkling water in wine, they guillotined for less.
I don't drink alcohol and even I was disgusted when he poured sparkling water in the wine.
It is something German do often
@@cherrypie37 my mother does it, american
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
That's what ancient Greeks would do. Anyone who drank pure wine would be considered an alcoholic in ancient Greece.
It's also common in romania
For my trip to Paris I just learned "Excusez moi s'il vous plait. Je ne parle pas français. Parlez vous anglais?"
After that most people where quite friendly because at least I tried to say this in french :D
I spent just short of 5 months in France this year, and had a completely different experience than most of you commenting. I had zero issues getting French, and Parisians at that, to speak English to me and they never complained or gave me any trouble. Granted I spoke as much French as I could, which is not that much.
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.
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.
Thank you!! As a french person, whenever I go to non english or non french speaking countries, I always learn the basic words.
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.
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
love from france
Really had me more than chuckling 🤭 nearly fell off my chair 😂
you had that coming for you after doing that to the wine
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 !
40 years ago French still under german occupation,and you decide to speak german with them? Wth are you thinking?
@@kohndoe9440 40 years ago should be the 80s??? The war ended in 1945 my dear.
lmao 😭 German in France
@@baonguyen-ct6nj it's a joke friend. Its mean 40 years is a long long time ago.
Lol I hope that's a fucking joke.
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.
Cheap champagne
That's also what I have imagined 😂
Well, I suppose that freezing a baguette is also a sacrilege.
@@RealGestumblindi your are not the only one who thinks that way ;)
Was in Paris, third row from the arc de triomphe, restaurant looked shabby, so I ordered my steak bien cuit, the waiter refused it and was very upset, cest pas possible, its like an old shoe........he was right, it came a point and was perfect. The other tourists next to us had their napkins still on the table when the main course arrived, the waiter refused to serve until they put the napkins on the legs..........France never disappoints and sadly is mostly right when it comes to food
That with the wine was a faux-pas. However, in my experience (I live in France for over 10 years now), the French are very glad to sleak English. It was fun to watch, though!
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..
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.
Unbelievable snobbery
And you actually went and appeased it
Plot twist: she was speaking English the whole time, but with such accent that you thought it was French.
Source: happened to me once
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.
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.
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.
@@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....
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.
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-
@@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
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
Burg Undian - thank you for sharing. Learned so much
I don't know Rick...
I’m no French but my heart also dropped when he took the soda from his bag. My reaction would have been the same.
Everyone has a plan until a baguette smacks you in the face :)
We French aren't that bad with strangers but DON'T YOU DARE pour water in wine.
YeS you are. Every Single time. Profanities and other bullshit. More than ten times.
Pour* btw
@@noy1009 thx
@@Robin06_42 np mec ✌️
if I order and pay for the wine, I can drink it however I like
I wish I had found people this nice when I was in France...
lol
😂😂😂😂
I'm not French, but would have done the same. Wine is sacred😅
Can concur same on a trip to Paris in 94
I survived in France with my toddler style French. The key to connect with the French people is to be polite all the time. That’s all.
I think he was pretty polite 😂
@Max შემიწყალე yes, but i have witnessed other nationalities being rude to locals at least in places that i had been not just in France. It’s just some countries give more importance and emphasis on politeness.
@Max შემიწყალე as a french i confirm : just learn "bonjour", "s'il vous plait", "au revoir", and "bon appetit" (this last one you gotta say it to anyone eating, even if you don't know them!). There might be less people speaking english fluently than in other countries, but hey, how easy is it to be understood by foreigners in the uk or us (worst!) if you don't speak english ?
@@amadidierru7507 can confirm. French is not easy. I have trouble with languages. But with the polite words you come a good way further. We hadnt a Problem in france. If the people see that you try it every Time and not only for an entrance. They go really polite and helpy with English and description.
But water in wine. Call the Inquisition!
Never ever ever forget "Bonjour" and you should be fine
As a Half French, half German I can absolutely confirm that putting water in white wine is heresy xD
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.
You Arent german you only are a latín guy hahaha because you dont got blue eyes
@@jaimereneramirezbecerra5837 I have blue eyes lol xD
@@jaimereneramirezbecerra5837 mate not all Germans have blue eyes or blond hair...
What does that even mean? I find most German French plp dry. Im British in Spain
1:23 "T'as gaché le vin!"🤣🤣🤣
Bah elle a raison mdr
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
Apfelschorle is awesome, but Weinschorle feels extremely illegal
Agreed 😅
Fun fact: In Hungary young people like to drink wine with cola.
@@Oberbaumbruecke in Croatia ones do that too. The result is called Bambus. That's even more diabolical
@@Oberbaumbruecke in Spain its called Carrimocho
I discovered Apfelschorle in Deutschland and loved it ! Dont mind about "experts", a good wine is a good wine... for YOU!
My experience has been to talk to young people, i.e. in their 20s. I went to a store to buy a cell phone while I was there and I spoke French but the young lady was eager to practice her English and she asked if we could speak English instead. I experienced this more than once.
yes baby , respect the french language
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.