When an Exchange Student comes to France

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  • When an Exchange Student comes to France
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  • @HEKVT
    @HEKVT Рік тому +3543

    Oisin's mother would have a heart attack if she knew about these people.

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +54

      This is the second time he's been and he's had an even better-I mean worse... time... hehe

    • @teolinek
      @teolinek Рік тому +92

      I think you underestimate Oisin's mother!
      There might be a reason she is so fond of French culture...

    • @SharienGaming
      @SharienGaming Рік тому +50

      @@teolinek maybe she was the romantic date XD

    • @naowenn6794
      @naowenn6794 Рік тому +30

      Who knows who's over at her house *while Oisín is (again) away abroad?

    • @CS-ol7wo
      @CS-ol7wo Рік тому +7

      Agreed. But knowing that, I can't imagine he would mind too much having to wait on that airline strike before coming home again. LOL

  • @BarelloSmith
    @BarelloSmith Рік тому +2300

    The least realistic part of this video is that the exchange parents are actually willing to speak English! 😂

    • @bdletoast09
      @bdletoast09 Рік тому +146

      They're usually willing to. It's just that their english is so bad it's better to try to understand their french than decrypt their english x)

    • @gabsie7224
      @gabsie7224 Рік тому +70

      @@bdletoast09 Well they don't have to know English or the language of the student they are hosting. He/she is supposed to learn theirs. So their bad English is more than enough. I did not expect my Irish family to speak Italian.

    • @hogrider8525
      @hogrider8525 Рік тому +7

      They might be willing to, but they won't like it so much that you will be able to feel it in the atmosphere. So, yeah, if you're for a long time you better learn.

    • @BarelloSmith
      @BarelloSmith Рік тому +36

      @@gabsie7224
      I was actually referring to the tendency I witnessed within francophone people in general to dislike the idea of speaking anything else than their native tongue. I am fluent in 3 European languages and have a basic understanding of 2 further languages and still I have yet to meet a native French speaker that is willing to speak anything else than French with me, not even people in the French part of Switzerland, even though I speak two of their national languages, as well as English.

    • @snowangelnc
      @snowangelnc Рік тому +18

      @@gabsie7224 That's a fair point. On the other hand, when I was doing language study in Spain and was staying with a host family, they were hosting another student at the same time from France. My host mom was visibly annoyed because the majority of the time the only way my roommate would communicate with us would be to speak French into her phone and have it give us the Google translation. Of course, that by no means is a representation of all French people everywhere; it was just my personal experience.
      While in France as a tourist, not a student, there were several people that were willing to speak to me in English after first hearing me try my best to struggle along in badly broken French. The end result seemed to matter less to them than the amount of effort I proved I was willing to put in.

  • @misterwhyte
    @misterwhyte Рік тому +3060

    As a Frenchman, I confirm this is 100% how we do things in France and that Grandpa was very eloquent.

    • @twentyroses
      @twentyroses Рік тому +33

      What did he say? ^^

    • @xshayahyawzi3666
      @xshayahyawzi3666 Рік тому +41

      Please do elaborate on that eloquent speech, I am truely shocked I did not quite catch a single word of it despite knowing bit of french.
      It is a slangish french?

    • @SLRModShop
      @SLRModShop Рік тому +227

      @@twentyroses I think he said
      "are you having fun up until now in France?"
      then utter gibberrish ^-^
      then "tell me! I asked a question, you could reply! You told me this boy spoke French!! [...] more gibberrish"
      the he tells him that he's Irish
      "oh! Irish!! It's wonderful!"

    • @karath51
      @karath51 Рік тому +240

      The moment he tell he's Irish and not American or British, the grandpa immediately chill down and try to speak English for him. Classic.

    • @SgtPeppr
      @SgtPeppr Рік тому +51

      @@xshayahyawzi3666 yes, it's slangish. We have some thing called "Verlan". It will literally eat you inside out just by looking at it

  • @EmmaLiza
    @EmmaLiza Рік тому +1569

    Poor Oisin, I see his attempts to escape his mother are growing more and more desperate. How many heart attacks would she have if she knew what he was getting up to? 😂

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +415

      Not as many as Oisinn if he keeps living like this

    • @heldengrab8312
      @heldengrab8312 Рік тому +22

      Causing her Heart attacks would also be a effective way to escape her.

    • @EmmaLiza
      @EmmaLiza Рік тому +35

      @@heldengrab8312 Coming next week: When You Accidentally Murder Your Parents

    • @dynad00d15
      @dynad00d15 Рік тому +12

      @@foilarmsandhog everything is fine. He had wine to survive.. :)

    • @FerretKibble
      @FerretKibble Рік тому +8

      Oisin needs to come to New Zealand.

  • @Floortile
    @Floortile Рік тому +209

    I was an exchange student in Paris. I had a ground floor room with double french windows onto the street. At 4.00 in the morning, I heard a noise - the son of the house came in through them after a clearly ‘interesting’ night out with his girlfriend. He just walked through, gave me a brief smile, and nothing further was ever said.

  • @lagoondiver
    @lagoondiver Рік тому +589

    The 6-hour lunch part was so accurate 😂 When I was younger, we went to visit some family of my dad's in France.
    We planned to arrive there by lunch-time, have something to eat and then take a walk to explore the town and the surrounding nature.
    We never arrived at the exploration part. The food just kept coming. Cheeses, grapes, quails, bread rolls, wine, wine and wine... By the time lunch was over, it was nearly time for dinner 😂🤣
    We were so stuffed when we went back home but it was a good time

    • @SLRModShop
      @SLRModShop Рік тому +30

      The only things I miss from France are the baguettes and cheese. Definitely not the 6 hours meals with the entire family...
      "roooh le trou de la sécu, non mais quand même"
      "et Charles Pasqua alors!"
      "Vous avez vu le diner de cons? C'est génial!"
      "Bon d'accord mais juste une goutte!"
      "garde un peu de place, il y a une tarte à la rhubarbe après"
      as a kid, you're just bored to death ^-^ As an adult, I eat in approximatively 6 minutes... I think that counts as PTSD =D

    • @michellebyrom6551
      @michellebyrom6551 Рік тому +9

      ​@@SLRModShop ptsd after rhubarb tart. That's serious.

    • @jasonhaven7170
      @jasonhaven7170 Рік тому +4

      How are French people skinny then?

    • @SLRModShop
      @SLRModShop Рік тому

      @@jasonhaven7170 We're slightly skinnier ON AVERAGE than the UK population. This very video is a good example of how warped people's vision of France is.
      Believe it or not, we have showers and we use them. Someone with a beret is either 80 years old or seen as an eccentric. Nudity is as much of a taboo as everywhere else. Kids do not drink wine, we taste it like twice a year but we get so little that it wouldn't get a hamster dizzy (picture that one in your head, that's cute).
      All that to say, we have our fair share of fat people. Some of the clichés are 100% true, but many things are exaggerated artefacts of a bygone era.
      French people not bathing is literally a 300 years old trope at this point. I guess it goes back to pre-revolution era when people were using perfumes, thinking that not smelling something meant problem solved =)
      French being revolutionaries couldn't be further from the truth. It was true 300 years ago but now, the (very funny) joke of the white flag being the French flag is WAY more on point.
      Look at the yellow vest movement, they paralized their own country for a year and a half and got... nothing out of it...
      All that to say, don't believe everything you hear about France except when it comes to bread and cheese, they are the best.

    • @frostyblade8842
      @frostyblade8842 Рік тому +33

      @J H Massive amounts of cycling/walking I'd say, though there are still some fat people. You gotta get your energy for rioting, striking and general civil unrest somehow haha

  • @_tym3k
    @_tym3k Рік тому +241

    "the party begins in 10 minutes"
    "So we will leave in an hour and a half"
    *now I begin to understand why germans didn't exactly love France*

    • @adrienmh3094
      @adrienmh3094 Рік тому +47

      In France we have this implicit rule called the "Quart d'heure de politesse" ( fifteen minutes of politeness ) : When you are invited to someone apartment you have to be at least 15 min late ( that's often 30 minutes ) in order to be polite. This leave the time for the host to be prepared if he or she has to face an unexpected delay. If you arrive on time you will certainly find the host still showering. When you get used to it just tell your guest to come 30 minutes before the time you actually want them to come in France

    • @_tym3k
      @_tym3k Рік тому +14

      @@adrienmh3094 that's some useful info, I'll keep that in mind

    • @rudelwolf1591
      @rudelwolf1591 Рік тому +13

      @@adrienmh3094 interesting. in germany we have this in university. lectures usually start a quarter of an hour later then written on the paper, and it's just called "akademische viertelstunde". it is so normal that professors usually write s.t. (sine tempora - "without time") if they actually want to start on the full hour.

    • @guirimiri
      @guirimiri 9 місяців тому

      ​@@rudelwolf1591 I reckon when we're invited to someone's home for dinner, we also have that Quart d'heure de politesse. Meeting outside is different, however.

    • @karenmariavandecasteele6921
      @karenmariavandecasteele6921 7 місяців тому +2

      Alright this is funny to me... In the north of Belgium you've got those 15 minutes to be on time. Any later and you better let them know... It's very impolite! 😅😂

  • @TetraDax
    @TetraDax Рік тому +720

    Please never stop uploading these in the morning, Thursday is the statistically shittiest day and having it start with a laugh is always welcome!

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +155

      Our absolute pleasure!

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +17

      Sometimes not just welcome, but needed 😅
      Lovely comment 😊

    • @HectorTheIsiac
      @HectorTheIsiac Рік тому +10

      Depends where you are. Here in Texas it's 2AM.

    • @JD-nt2sc
      @JD-nt2sc Рік тому +9

      I look forward to these videos every Thursday after work, Japan time. Always a treat.

    • @evehosford7684
      @evehosford7684 Рік тому +7

      Seriously, the best part of Thursdays, and the only reason I wake up. I LIVE for these!

  • @macmanj2
    @macmanj2 Рік тому +468

    Brilliant. The “je suis Irlandais” always worked for me when I lived in Lyon and was struggling getting help with directions. A magic phrase 😂

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +166

      They are fond of us over there it would appear

    • @frederiquedelhomme7956
      @frederiquedelhomme7956 Рік тому +57

      ​@@foilarmsandhog Indeed we are! 😊😊😊

    • @gaia8187
      @gaia8187 Рік тому

      It's because we hate the english and you are still in "war" with them. Oh and you are carholics.

    • @SMTRodent
      @SMTRodent Рік тому +25

      @@foilarmsandhog As an English person, I can't think why...

    • @bonhommierr1501
      @bonhommierr1501 Рік тому +27

      @@SMTRodent I think you can, I do

  • @miriam2526
    @miriam2526 Рік тому +1133

    Thanks for writing a sketch for my best friend, an Irishman moving to France soon. He'll be delighted - or seriously worried 😂

    • @sylvaintaif8128
      @sylvaintaif8128 Рік тому +29

      Delightfully misled more likely 😂

    • @newshefan
      @newshefan Рік тому +7

      He might look even more forward to the trip!

    • @miriam2526
      @miriam2526 Рік тому +12

      @@newshefan he's an artist, so...😜

    • @newshefan
      @newshefan Рік тому +4

      @@miriam2526 he's leaving for France immediately 🏃 😂

    • @miriam2526
      @miriam2526 Рік тому +1

      @@newshefan 🤣🤣🤣

  • @IntensivePorpoise
    @IntensivePorpoise Рік тому +1209

    I wonder if we'll ever see Anne receive an exchange student. (Make Foil suffer with having to do the accent for once!)

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +386

      ohh that could be fun, I'll play the french guy

    • @IntensivePorpoise
      @IntensivePorpoise Рік тому +25

      @@foilarmsandhog so you're thinking of making Foil suffer by having to do... an Irish accent? (Can we at least hope if you're playing the French lad, that Oisín's dad - to whom he must bear a striking resemblance - comes from Cork, or perhaps Belfast?)
      Or is this your way of outing yourself that you're actually Foil in an Arms disguise this morning?

    • @RhondaofTheVale
      @RhondaofTheVale Рік тому +48

      ​@@foilarmsandhogBut we have to see jealous Barry.

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +6

      Brilliant idea!!!

    • @IntensivePorpoise
      @IntensivePorpoise Рік тому +19

      @@RhondaofTheVale or confused Barry, can't understand why Oisín's doing an accent and wearing a beret.

  • @RogerLaLoutre
    @RogerLaLoutre Рік тому +401

    As a French, I must say. Those clichés are very funny... And somehow true.

    • @bdletoast09
      @bdletoast09 Рік тому +18

      The only one I really don't agree with is the breakfast one. We certainly have lighter breakfast than irish people, but not so light.

    • @Sakeretsu
      @Sakeretsu Рік тому +25

      The strike one is the most accurate of them all.

    • @kitkat47chrysalis95
      @kitkat47chrysalis95 Рік тому

      if the sexual scenes are true than france needs more islam to make it more civilized place

    • @theohercules1943
      @theohercules1943 Рік тому +1

      En anglais y'a besoin d'un -man, -woman, ou même 'person', sinon ça se lit 'comme un (truc) français'.

    • @o.sunsfamily
      @o.sunsfamily Рік тому +2

      Missing some confiture

  • @kerlyenai
    @kerlyenai Рік тому +167

    This is such an over the top parody (with some very real moments too - like the 6 hour lunch and the excessive kissing) that I just laughed the whole way through! Cheers from France!

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +16

      Thanks!

    • @a2falcone
      @a2falcone Рік тому +6

      We Chileans greet with one kiss on the right cheek. Spaniards greet with two kisses, righ cheek first and then left cheek. Italians and French give two kisses, first left and then right. I've been in situations with people form all these places and greeting is the most confusing thing.

    • @Yoedric
      @Yoedric Рік тому +5

      ​@@a2falcone it actually depends on the part of france you're in. Most places (in the north and center of france) kiss 2 times, but in the south they tend to kiss 4 times, or sometime even 3 times (which is confusing af cause everyone else is used to kisses in pair).
      I've even heard of the mythical 5 kisses greeting, but I've never witnessed it myself.

    • @KestrelM117
      @KestrelM117 Рік тому +3

      True, plus even with the 2 kisses, you don't begin the same side depending on where you are in France 😆 Always confusing with my cousins who live on north-west when I was born in the south-east!

    • @SolomonSunder
      @SolomonSunder Рік тому +1

      ​@@a2falcone Why is it first left? Coming from India, I learnt the cheek kiss here in Austria. But it feels normal to kiss the right cheek when you approach with a right hand shake. Or do you guys greet with the left hand first?

  • @rebeccacasey8496
    @rebeccacasey8496 Рік тому +267

    The German exchange sketch was amazing but this sketch is just hilarious 😂😂
    Just finished my final college exam yesterday so what a great way to kick off the first day of summer break with a FAH sketch!! 😁🥳

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +33

      Well done Rebecca, have a great break

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +7

      Wahey!!! How do you think you did? Ah who cares, you're FREEEEE

    • @adityarao9793
      @adityarao9793 Рік тому +1

      Summer break !! have a great one

    • @rebeccacasey8496
      @rebeccacasey8496 Рік тому +6

      @@SamFAHntha exactly, not even thinking about results right now 😂😂

  • @newgate-zerohour
    @newgate-zerohour Рік тому +35

    The bit with the lady's father was incredible, I could physically feel his stress and tension building up like I was actually there

  • @TotoDG
    @TotoDG Рік тому +48

    I have a feeling Ann buys Oisín's school uniforms in bulk to save money, and that's why we never see Oisín wearing anything else.

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +29

      and they all have his name and number on them

    • @beagless
      @beagless Рік тому +3

      I suspect the same "policy" applies to Foil's shorts 🙂

  • @stacy9538
    @stacy9538 Рік тому +290

    What better way to forget about life stresses than to see Oisin have multiple panic attacks lol 😆 🎉🎉 loved this one lads!! Counting down the days until I see you guys live again in Sept 😁😁

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +20

      See you there Stacy, which show!?

    • @stacy9538
      @stacy9538 Рік тому +14

      @@foilarmsandhog you means shows haha coming to see you all at Liverpool, Birmingham, Oxford and Salford ☺️😁😁😁🥳🎉 haven't seen you guys live since the Fringe last year ..super excited!! I'll see you there!

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +1

      @@stacy9538 EEEEEEEKKKK!!!! 🥳🥳🥳

    • @icecranberry2148
      @icecranberry2148 Рік тому +2

      STACY! We are meeting in Oxford?! No way! (If I can manage to be able to calm down until then, atm anxiety is a bit over the top and I'm a nervous wreck but that's life, haha) I don't think I'll be there for a specific reason to chat with anyone (as I'm not on twitter or anywhere really that much anymore) but if anyone will approach me, I will chat with them (I just don't like being ambushed and feel really weird when people are like "Everyone knows you Anja!" and I'm like 'Why? I'm no one' xD)
      But otherwise, Exeter last year made me fall for UK a bit (my true love is still Germany) so I'm excited to have a chance to visit another 'UK name with the letter X in it' ha

    • @stacy9538
      @stacy9538 Рік тому +3

      @@icecranberry2148 haha that's cool .yeah I'm taking my friend Steve ..he lives in Oxford and he has never seen the lads live before so it's super exciting. Hope the anxiety calms ..I know that feeling too well ..don't worry I won't ambush you! Lol

  • @pascalelutz5674
    @pascalelutz5674 Рік тому +36

    I'm French living in Ireland 38 years, and I'm in bits laughing! You are brilliant! Looking forward each Thursday so much!

  • @isamayoge8736
    @isamayoge8736 Рік тому +36

    The host family said to themselves before Oisín‘s arrival that they need to live up to every cliché about France in existence.
    They did a good job and Oisín adapted very well.
    We can all be proud of them.

  • @Emma_W_
    @Emma_W_ Рік тому +77

    Loved this one. The 'shh' was hilarious. As soon as Papi started talking I started to sweat - had 5 years of French at school taught me anything?! Felt like Oisín! On a second watch through put on the captions and was pleased to see that I had indeed understood it was louder and angrier French! Result!
    As always Foil's facial expressions make this. So good!

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +16

      School was not wasted, well done Emma

    • @Emma_W_
      @Emma_W_ Рік тому +6

      @@foilarmsandhog best tell my mum!

    • @daftirishmarej1827
      @daftirishmarej1827 Рік тому +2

      Was it a super strong local accent or a dialect? Lots of memories of Italy!

    • @lauralanglois7338
      @lauralanglois7338 Рік тому +13

      Don't worry, I'm french, my grand parents did have strong local accent and I couldn't understand papi either ! 😅

    • @kerdart351
      @kerdart351 Рік тому +4

      @@Emma_W_ I'm French and what Papi said in "French" was mostly unintelligible gibberish lmao

  • @JeleFili_savage_Filipomena
    @JeleFili_savage_Filipomena Рік тому +24

    Anne: How was France, Oisin?
    Oisin: Ahm, ahm, great mum.
    A: What did you do?
    O: ...I read.
    A: Really! And what did you read?
    O: Books. Interesting books. French books.
    A: Right. Did you see some art.
    O: aha,
    A: Are you hungry pet.
    O: Yes mom,
    A: Dinner will be (ring of the doorbell). Oh, that's your granny. Will you go let her in.
    Oisin: (opens the door) Hi granny.
    Gran: Hello pet. Come here and give your granny a kiss.
    Oisin: No, no, no kissing. NOOO (he screams while traumatized curling up into fetus position, sobbing, in the corner of the room)
    Anne: Oisin!
    Barry: (appearing out of nowhere) I'll kiss you granny. (And gives her the biggest kiss before she wacks him with her umbrella)

  • @laurenconrad1799
    @laurenconrad1799 Рік тому +69

    I’m just imagining Anne’s face when she sees that painting. (Obviously Oisin won’t give it to her, but she’ll probably insist on cleaning out his luggage while complaining about how badly he folds clothes and then see the picture. I can imagine her face now. 🤣🤣)

    • @karendaley3184
      @karendaley3184 Рік тому +3

      I hope they do that sketch! @foilarmsandhog

    • @laurenconrad1799
      @laurenconrad1799 Рік тому

      @@karendaley3184 ❤

    • @anonymous_selkie
      @anonymous_selkie Рік тому +3

      There are two funny ways that she might react! Will she put it on the wall in the good room and make her son die of embarrassment, or will she be scandalized and insist "it's going to Oxfam"?

  • @gimmethatplease2224
    @gimmethatplease2224 Рік тому +79

    Magnifique indeed! This surely brings back some memories, mainly about having to suddenly converse in French... but laughing about it now makes it easier to bear. This shows us how important it is to take language lessons and exams seriously. 🧐

  • @moragf8175
    @moragf8175 Рік тому +20

    Who would have thought you would ever hear Oisin say that he needs to go home?

  • @bob_the_bomb4508
    @bob_the_bomb4508 Рік тому +160

    As an Englishman living in France I can’t tell you how accurate this is: I sent it immediately to my French teacher :)

  • @jennywinter7715
    @jennywinter7715 Рік тому +18

    Oh poor love, he was so stressed! Never thought he'd actually want to go home! Fabulous sketch, as ever!

  • @Jl-pm6fp
    @Jl-pm6fp Рік тому +8

    The minimalist breakfast (and dinner) was something my classmates commented on when they were on a semester abroad! "if you are still hungry, have a cigarette' hilarious!

  • @TotoDG
    @TotoDG Рік тому +145

    As someone with autism and debilitating social anxiety, Oisín's awkwardness during the kissing part is more of a mood than I'd like to admit.

    • @Goufalite
      @Goufalite Рік тому +19

      Since COVID a lot of people stopped doing "la bise" and I find it better.

    • @ApparentlyGoogledislikesmyname
      @ApparentlyGoogledislikesmyname Рік тому +4

      I was slightly afraid they were going to start... French kissing.

    • @martavdz4972
      @martavdz4972 Рік тому +6

      Me too, and I´m not autistic ☺ It´s also a cultural thing, personal space means a lot in my country.

    • @starflyer3219
      @starflyer3219 Рік тому

      I guess that's as close as I'll ever get to my fah ot3..😂

    • @nicojones4272
      @nicojones4272 Рік тому

      ​@@martavdz4972out of curiosity, what country?

  • @linam764
    @linam764 Рік тому +22

    More books for the great FAH library! 😂 The "if I just speak louder they'll definitely understand what I'm saying" bit was so accurate (for people from many countries).

    • @nathalieb1626
      @nathalieb1626 Рік тому +2

      Would be great if that would be a thing, the FAH library! 😛

  • @barbaraprimon
    @barbaraprimon Рік тому +41

    This one was great! You nailed the best (and worst) parts of French culture! meals in France can indeed last half day. From the “apéro” up to the “digestif” and the last coffee… it can take ages…! also, strikes are definitely part of the culture. Someone farts, and the whole country goes on strike. Or perhaps the transportation companies. (Notice that you’ll be able to make the joke when you’re here if you get late to the gig! And maybe it won’t even be a joke! 😆) looking forward to seeing you here!!

    • @thisnthat7760
      @thisnthat7760 Рік тому +2

      I was very certain my Country (India) is the undisputed land of strikes ,till I heard about France 😂😂❤

  • @karenrussell5831
    @karenrussell5831 Рік тому +32

    Poor Oisín 😂 Foil excels as Oisín, his expressions and timing are just so well done, the "I need to go home" line was 👏👏👏 Thank you for the extra scene where Oisín bypasses THAT talk from his mum, was that so you didnt have to film it?!! 😂😂

  • @rhianheulwen
    @rhianheulwen Рік тому +30

    Fair play Oisin 😂 thoroughly embracing the culture.
    Anne will be livid when she finds out.

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +21

      Absolutely, but as long as he gets an 'A' it will all be fine

  • @freeindeed7
    @freeindeed7 Рік тому +17

    I have a feeling that painting will be 'lost' before Oisin gets home 😆! Thanks for the sketch, very funny!

    • @tonyatthebeach
      @tonyatthebeach Рік тому

      Along with the painting of the The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies

  • @rhianheulwen
    @rhianheulwen Рік тому +11

    The kissing bit is far too accurate!
    Living in France for the past six years I’ve kissed strangers in greeting far more times than I’ve kissed my own parents.

    • @naowenn6794
      @naowenn6794 Рік тому +1

      Imagine how difficult it was when people couldn't do it due to C*vid! I was relieved but now I kind of miss it with my family

    • @rhianheulwen
      @rhianheulwen Рік тому

      @@naowenn6794 i remember some people still kissing on the cheek in greeting here in France even with covid.

    • @naowenn6794
      @naowenn6794 Рік тому

      @@rhianheulwen I saw that too, even with elderly parents 😬

    • @rhianheulwen
      @rhianheulwen Рік тому +1

      @@naowenn6794 yeah it was really bad!

  • @Rosamor
    @Rosamor Рік тому +11

    As a frenchwoman I was so chocked when I went to the UK and I discovered that people would eat their lunch in 10-30 minutes ...
    When I eat with my family we can start lunch at 1pm and finish at 6 and then start over for diner from 8pm to 1 am and in between we talk about food

    • @larkatdawn
      @larkatdawn 5 місяців тому

      Yep. I nearly missed the ferry from Dunkirk to Dover! Stopped at the local French McDonald's for a quick bite after driving from Milan. I was fourth in line. The first people in line - a group of course, spent almost 30 minutes discussing the menu. Well plenty of time for the next in line to make their choices... er, NO! Another twenty minutes... But faut de mieux - an ENGLISH, KINDLY ENGLISH executive from the Norfolk line was just behind me and seeing my distress at the prospect of missing the ferry, arranged my tickets, executive room with shower, etc., etc., before I shocked the other customers by ordering immediately and "fleeing" avec mon 'ambeur geur... (burger) Love the Norfolk Line.

  • @leahakathewordynerdy3025
    @leahakathewordynerdy3025 Рік тому +11

    It’s a great business model this- mildly insult their culture in a really tasteful, hilarious way, then let them know you’re coming over for a gig 😂

  • @arhat6466
    @arhat6466 Рік тому +7

    1:40 when a Duolingo learner meets a local..😂

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +1

      Hahaha oh god, I'm never going anywhere

  • @lasciamidasolo
    @lasciamidasolo Рік тому +4

    for that look of disbelief alone foil deserves an oscar

  • @xianfr
    @xianfr Рік тому +25

    C’est super que vous passiez nous voir ! Choisissez bien votre date, entre deux grèves s’il vous plaît 😂

  • @nharkes1
    @nharkes1 Рік тому +1

    That little hand wave for his wine at the end...chef's kiss!

  • @jennyormrod2288
    @jennyormrod2288 Рік тому +33

    So much wine!
    I love Oisin/Foil's looks of overwhelmed confusion! Very funny and very relatable!
    Brilliant sketch lads! 😂

  • @LFire12
    @LFire12 Рік тому +5

    "Je suis Irlandais" (or the equivalent thereof) is 100 percent a magic phrase! Have had personal experience of that suddenly helpful/friendly attitude shift in France, Belgium, Italy and Greece.

  • @sib113
    @sib113 Рік тому +34

    Oisin is travelling around the world, just how rich is his family! 😂

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +14

      Shit good point hha

    • @HamelinSong
      @HamelinSong Рік тому +20

      Highschool exchanges inside of Europe are not that expensive😂 Put your child on a €9 flight with Ryanair, and just send them some pocket money. It will be less expensive than having them at home

    • @gabsie7224
      @gabsie7224 Рік тому +3

      I was just thinking the same 😂

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +2

      Especially when it's been France twice now haha

    • @allergy5634
      @allergy5634 Рік тому +2

      The EU has integration schemes to encourage cross cultural understanding. So it’s not necessary that expensive

  • @rachellesmith1476
    @rachellesmith1476 Рік тому +7

    The parents having lovers was so funny. 😂And poor Osian stuck in the middle.

  • @IntensivePorpoise
    @IntensivePorpoise Рік тому +16

    I'm amazed Anne let him go back to France for a second exchange visit 😯 Though given the state of his French oral I can see why he needed all the help he could get.
    Magnifique!

  • @sammychem5920
    @sammychem5920 Рік тому +10

    Oisin is such a good kid covering up for Pierre 😂

  • @polarbearhero9803
    @polarbearhero9803 Рік тому +5

    Oisín really gets around on this student exchange program. I agree we need one where the exchange student comes to Oisín’s house.

  • @fahntasticstatistics
    @fahntasticstatistics Рік тому +10

    Fahntastic Statistic
    During the last two weeks, FAH gained over 3.5 million views on their UA-cam channel. This is the highest amount since September 2021 when they reached 3.9 million views in two weeks.

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +1

      Now we just need them all to SUBSCRIBE 😍

    • @IntensivePorpoise
      @IntensivePorpoise Рік тому +1

      The sketches last September were superb, no wonder that's the record!

    • @fahntasticstatistics
      @fahntasticstatistics Рік тому

      @@IntensivePorpoise not last September, a year before!

    • @IntensivePorpoise
      @IntensivePorpoise Рік тому +1

      @@fahntasticstatistics... at what point this year am I finally going to realise that 2022 has in fact happened, this is 2023 and last year wasn't 2021?
      Which were the September 21 sketches which went down so well? I know Vegetables Throw a Party was late September 2021.

    • @fahntasticstatistics
      @fahntasticstatistics Рік тому +1

      @Intensive Porpoise yes the vegetable sketch plus the Government's eating Pizza sketch. But sometimes the algorithm helps and people are watching loads of older sketches.

  • @ivanaRistic-fk9pb
    @ivanaRistic-fk9pb Рік тому +4

    Best one at the end when he finally gets comfy and just waits to be handed his cigarette and wine.😊

  • @realhawaii5o
    @realhawaii5o Рік тому +4

    The old guy not speaking English assuming you are English but then you way you are Irish and he speaks some.
    Iconic.

  • @katiesmith9482
    @katiesmith9482 Рік тому +11

    This makes my exchange experience look very tame! 😂 I mainly remember the struggle to wake up with the complete black out from the shutters and a huge bowl of hot chocolate for breakfast ☕

  • @eugenielegrand8590
    @eugenielegrand8590 Рік тому +31

    This was really funny 🤣. Especially the old guy just speaking louder French. I have to admit we do that 😅. That's really wonderful that you are coming to Paris next March which show will it be?

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +10

      Hogwash! one of the last performances of it i imagine

  • @Anna.Popovic
    @Anna.Popovic Рік тому +12

    He's gonna be the lad wearing turtlenecks and the occasional beret when he's back isn't he?
    Had me laughing out loud from start to finish, I don't know how you lot keep outdoing yourself every Thursday.

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +7

      Thanks Anna, a very silly sketch this week, really good fun doing it and sharing our stories from the exchange days

    • @MairiAngwen
      @MairiAngwen Рік тому +3

      @@foilarmsandhog which one of you went to France then?

  • @intothewild9052
    @intothewild9052 Рік тому +28

    So funny! While Oisin samples a bit of french decadence, I wonder if Barry is back home quietly looking through Anne's fridge for magnums or bread?

    • @tinaperez7393
      @tinaperez7393 Рік тому +3

      OMG, BARRY! 😂😂😂 Yes, what's HE getting up to? I wonder what he would be like as a foreign exchange student! Unlikely probably - too far from Anne's fridge! 😂 But I think he's full of surprises. He's a dark horse, that one!

    • @philomena_def-not-malcolm
      @philomena_def-not-malcolm Рік тому +2

      No, he's looking for Ann...

    • @andrea8764
      @andrea8764 Рік тому +1

      Or, since Oisin is away, through her underwear drawer!🤫

    • @intothewild9052
      @intothewild9052 Рік тому +1

      @@philomena_def-not-malcolm you read my mind

    • @intothewild9052
      @intothewild9052 Рік тому

      @@andrea8764 mind read, again

  • @aplaceinthestars3207
    @aplaceinthestars3207 Рік тому +3

    Even though my own exchange-student time was a totally different animal, I still got flashbacks from the disorienting differences in personal space and alcohol consumption. Oisin's bewildered expression nails it 😂

  • @paulroberts3639
    @paulroberts3639 Рік тому +3

    Go on. Show us the painting! I bet the wine glass hid the naughty bits.

  • @annaesie2322
    @annaesie2322 Рік тому +14

    I'm going to France for a bit and, as a Canadian, one of my biggest fears is people thinking I'm American 😅

    • @KestrelM117
      @KestrelM117 Рік тому +3

      Tell that you're a Canadian, we French people love Canadians 😊

    • @valdir7426
      @valdir7426 Рік тому +2

      yes I'm sorry but to us you're just basically american with a better healtcare (unless you're a Quebecker then french people will just make fun of your accent in an obnoxious way)

    • @larkatdawn
      @larkatdawn 5 місяців тому

      @@valdir7426 "quebecois!" Sacre bleu!

    • @larkatdawn
      @larkatdawn 5 місяців тому

      Just get an XXL "Universite de Laval, Quebec" t shirt and wear it over everything.

  • @ximenaruiz2124
    @ximenaruiz2124 Рік тому +14

    Great sketch!! I love it!!
    I love how the sketches about Anne and Oisín are so connected to each other. There's one where she said she has spent a lot of money sending Oisín to France (right? Or am i mixing it with something else) And now we got to see him in France.
    I also understand why Oisín forgot the French he learnt, it seems it was a bit of a traumatic experience 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @anonymous_selkie
      @anonymous_selkie Рік тому

      There's also a sketch called "Calling Your Parents From Abroad" which they made before the pandemic. Oisin is on exchange to France there as well! (Was it the same trip, or did he go twice? We can probably imagine it whichever way we want.)

  • @bernadinesavarin
    @bernadinesavarin Рік тому +1

    My most favourite bits i keep coming back to is Pierre's "Shhhhh..." to Oisin as he leaves on his date, and Oisin eventually adopting to the French life in the pre-outro! This is such a great sketch! 😀

  • @ValerieBerezina
    @ValerieBerezina Рік тому +1

    The best part is Oisin getting quite comfortable with the French ways in the end :)))

  • @laurenconrad1799
    @laurenconrad1799 Рік тому +35

    Although I’m an American, I visit a country in Europe once a year and every year I think, I am now in their time zone. I don’t have to wake up at 3am to comment this week. 😂 Greetings from Prague! I hope you do a Prague immigration sketch one day. ❤

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +8

      Fantastic Lauren, have a great time

    • @laurenconrad1799
      @laurenconrad1799 Рік тому +6

      Thanks! I am! While walking through the Old Town, I passed this theater called the Divaldo and I got this funny feeling inside thinking, that’s not where they’re playing, is it? I checked my phone. Yup. It totally was. 😂 (Correction: It wasn’t the same theater. See conversation below. 😂)

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +3

      That is so cool!! Hi Prague!

    • @martavdz4972
      @martavdz4972 Рік тому +2

      @@laurenconrad1799 It´s "Divadlo" and it literally means "Theatre", you´ll meet a lot of theatres called "Divadlo" 😂😂 (from "dívat se" - to watch and "-adlo" basically means a place where you do something)

    • @martavdz4972
      @martavdz4972 Рік тому +3

      @@laurenconrad1799 It´s so hilarious, you sounded like "You know, I was in New York and I saw this huge thing called something like "Statute" and I think it was a statue 🤣🤣

  • @thepiratehobbit
    @thepiratehobbit Рік тому +11

    The only time Oisín wants to go home & his mother didn't call him!? 😱 Anne has changed 😂

    • @Ensign_Roque
      @Ensign_Roque Рік тому +2

      Maybe she forget about him, because she has a little fun for herself 🤫 and doesn't want him to know. Or she wants him to call her. And it's a trap. 😮

  • @00dalf
    @00dalf Рік тому +3

    "Loud and angry French" great subtitles

  • @haleywhitney9463
    @haleywhitney9463 Рік тому +1

    As an American living in France I especially enjoy the wallpaper with the random picture on the wall. It seems that wallpaper is everywhere and a different pattern in every room. Like they put it on and never redecorated. But it’s lovely 🥰

  • @crak-_-4U
    @crak-_-4U Рік тому +7

    The grampa is the most accurate representation of old French people

  • @emilys.6787
    @emilys.6787 Рік тому +47

    This brings back so many memories 😂 made me laugh out loud quite a few times.
    Your French sounds quite good actually. I mean, I could make out half of the very loud French. Chapeau.
    Bonne journée !
    There's a funny expression for adultery in African French dialects : avoir un deuxième bureau / to have a second office

  • @zeidkassouha6436
    @zeidkassouha6436 Рік тому +2

    How on earth is there no cheese in the sketch? 🤣
    Love the kiss on the cheek part, it even confuses French people themselves when they go to another region of the country 😂

  • @wenchbyatt
    @wenchbyatt 10 місяців тому +2

    Hehehe, the [Louder French] was so accurate. I'm French and my S/O is Polish, and I've heard some older folks speak very clearly and politely, but extremely loudly at her 😂
    And the only thing you forgot about the croissant for breakfast is to plunge it in the hot coffee 😅

  • @sophstar15
    @sophstar15 Рік тому +6

    Hi Arms my question is do you have any objects in your life that you look at and think ‘oh that’s so fah’? It’s for art so I’ll need to be able to draw it! ☺️

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +10

      A butternut squash

    • @RhondaofTheVale
      @RhondaofTheVale Рік тому +1

      ​@@foilarmsandhogI'm just roasting one to go with my evening meal (6.15pm here in Sydney)

  • @backpackingprofessor
    @backpackingprofessor Рік тому +53

    The part with the kisses is so funny! Foil, you tried to keep a straight face, but you almost cracked up at the end🤣
    Fun fact: I grew up in France, and in some regions, you first kiss on the right cheek. In others, on the left...So we usually end up kissing on the lips! It might explain a lot about the French culture 😂

    • @AndreiBerezin
      @AndreiBerezin Рік тому +4

      What's the point of even kissing each other in the first place?

    • @backpackingprofessor
      @backpackingprofessor Рік тому +5

      @@AndreiBerezin don't know, & it was really confusing! 😅

    • @bdletoast09
      @bdletoast09 Рік тому +9

      @@AndreiBerezin It's a form of greeting. It's like asking what's the point in a handshake. There is no point, that's just what we do.

    • @AndreiBerezin
      @AndreiBerezin Рік тому

      @@bdletoast09 that's the point, why dont you shake hands or hug?))

    • @propio2957
      @propio2957 Рік тому +9

      ​@@AndreiBerezin Because that's not what their culture does. That's like asking, "Why don't you just spin around twice or hop on one leg?" Because it's a completely arbitrary gesture and different cultures have different features for different things.

  • @paulsccna2964
    @paulsccna2964 Рік тому +1

    The exchange student skits are way to funny. Need more of these...

  • @martina_mc
    @martina_mc Рік тому +1

    Oisín Flanagan - One Month in France, or: Liberté, Égalité, Anxiété 😆

  • @danishturtle
    @danishturtle Рік тому +7

    Exciting to see another country will be added to the list of places you’ve toured 😊

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому

      Yeah absolutely! FAH taking over the globe! What's next, Antarctica? 😏

  • @cheerfulcharlie9916
    @cheerfulcharlie9916 Рік тому +6

    Bahahaaa!! You guys have had way too much fun with this one 😂

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому

      All to our benefit 😂😂😂

  • @birdchen3391
    @birdchen3391 Рік тому +1

    Poor Oisin!)))... Super brilliant, Sean! As brilliant as always, lads!

  • @StephanieJeanne
    @StephanieJeanne Рік тому +1

    Tres bien! Haha! The books and the hugging and kissing😂🤣 Oisin's got plenty to tell his friends about when he gets home!

  • @sammychem5920
    @sammychem5920 Рік тому +3

    Anne is going to have a heart attack after hearing about her son's experience in France. I loved your attention to detail, including the wall paper. This was one of your funniest; will be watching on repeat for sure.

  • @ElisabethErlandsson89
    @ElisabethErlandsson89 Рік тому +10

    I often wonder why it took me so long to stumble upon your videos and what I was doing before. For years I've been missing out without knowing but I'm happy to finally be here 🤗 When I met you I said that you fill my days with joy and it's so true! If I wanna have a laugh or am in need of cheering up I know where to turn now! Looking forward to sticking around for years to come so please don't ever stop doing what you do ❤ So excited about the new European dates being announced, let's hope for some Swedish ones in there 🥰

    • @kathleenjacobs5530
      @kathleenjacobs5530 Рік тому +1

      Me too. Thankfully, I've watched all the videos and am a Patreon subscriber. Love the venue tours!

    • @ElisabethErlandsson89
      @ElisabethErlandsson89 Рік тому

      ​@Kathleen Jacobs Yes, I'm also a Patreon subscriber and the extra stuff they put up there is pure gold 👌 Haven't seen all their videos yet though so I keep discovering new little gems all the time! I saw them live for the first time only a couple of weeks ago in Dublin and I absolutely loved it 😍 Now I've got a taste for more!

  • @j.r.1017
    @j.r.1017 Рік тому +2

    Hands down best depiction of the french I've ever seen

  • @claravanser7989
    @claravanser7989 Рік тому +2

    Bonjour de la France! Et bravo pour ce sketch, c'était très amusant :D

  • @louiselincoln
    @louiselincoln Рік тому +3

    Oh my days, this brings back so many memories of my French exchange! I remember my first meal - a massive pile of beetroot for a starter - I'd only ever eaten it once and hadn't liked it so I had to stuff it down! Then, touring the garden, I said to my new friend "Oh! You have so many pet rabbits! How lovely!" and she responded, with this very sweet smile, "Oh! We eat them!". 😅😬😆

  • @bebetonguga
    @bebetonguga Рік тому +3

    I couldn't stop laughing. It's an amazing video. Poor Oisin. I can't imagine how he'll tell all this to Anne. 😂😂

  • @user-il6rg2es7h
    @user-il6rg2es7h Рік тому +2

    You're finally coming to Paris!! Best news of the day!!😊🎉 Can't wait for the tickets to be on sale! And thank you so much for making life lighter. (You definitely helped me keep my sanity during lockdown.) Merci beaucoup !😉

  • @CoolRay.
    @CoolRay. Рік тому

    Great job! So funny, I've already watched it several times over.

  • @laura.r.1693
    @laura.r.1693 Рік тому +9

    The exchange of kisses and the glass of wine are simply hilarious!!!🤣
    I don't agree with the croissant scene: the French cuisine is great and the desserts creamy and delicious!🤗♥️
    It's missing:
    - The baguette under the armpit🥖
    - The French who understand absolutely nothing of what you say, simply because your pronunciation is not 100% perfect🤦‍♂️
    - Oh là là ! The impatient French complaining. Zut ! 😲
    - The French perfume💨👨‍🚀
    - French niche cinema💤
    - I'd make parents kind of impoverished snobs💍
    - Bureaucracy (even if it's no longer funny since fast all country are very bureaucratic).
    P.S. You guys are great!♥️ The German exchange was hilarious!🤣🤣🤣

    • @petertaylor4980
      @petertaylor4980 Рік тому +2

      You don't have dessert for breakfast in France. He was lucky not to get just a bowl of coffee.

  • @kleinesgespenst7481
    @kleinesgespenst7481 Рік тому +7

    Hilarious as always! Thank you for a great start into an otherwise drab day.

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +1

      Enjoy the rest of it!! Thank the heavens they didn't get ready for the French beaches in this one 😂

    • @adityarao9793
      @adityarao9793 Рік тому +1

      @@SamFAHntha Do you have any Getting Past Immigration suggestions for FAH ?

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +1

      @@adityarao9793 Hahahaha maaaybe I do... And maaaybe I've spent the last couple years begging for it relentlessly. And maybe it just so happens to be the New Zealand one...
      Could be hearsay. Who knows!

  • @laetitiamlx7942
    @laetitiamlx7942 Рік тому +1

    I'm thrilled and so looking forward to the show in Paris !! 😁

  • @mahtabahamed3328
    @mahtabahamed3328 Рік тому

    The last scene was the best, where he smoking, drinking and reading. What a combination!

  • @Emma_W_
    @Emma_W_ Рік тому +6

    OISÍN ROBERT FLANAGAN GET THAT CIGARETTE OUT YOUR MOUTH THIS INSTANT!
    You're to be polite now Oisín, have whatever they put down in front of you. 🙃

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +1

      I'd say what a poor boy, like how confusing. But he seems to be coping just fine 😂

    • @Emma_W_
      @Emma_W_ Рік тому +1

      @@SamFAHntha he's developing some bad coping habits! 😄

    • @SamFAHntha
      @SamFAHntha Рік тому +1

      @@Emma_W_ I can't (and won't) argue with that! He'll be on a first name basis with the hospitals!

  • @shanecollins2649
    @shanecollins2649 Рік тому +4

    Quite literally me currently . I’m on an exchange in France right now!!

  • @victorcorrea6834
    @victorcorrea6834 Рік тому

    For me it has been one of your funniest gags. 😂

  • @losrin5447
    @losrin5447 11 місяців тому

    somehow this is my fav foil arms and hog skit

  • @Lena_KhKh
    @Lena_KhKh Рік тому +3

    I definitely like it! So funny from start to finish! I think I might have missed something because I was laughing XD Loud and angry French was too hilarious.🤣🤣

  • @shaunieluvsFAH4
    @shaunieluvsFAH4 Рік тому +3

    Oisín looked very happy after..... greeting the two parents 😂 I wonder what this means 🧐 INCREDIBLE VIDEO LADS!❤😂

    • @EmmaLiza
      @EmmaLiza Рік тому +4

      I mean what's the point of visiting France if not to have a bisexual awakening?

    • @shaunieluvsFAH4
      @shaunieluvsFAH4 Рік тому +3

      @@EmmaLiza correct 👌

  • @maximnewman2483
    @maximnewman2483 Рік тому +1

    I love it. Especially having French family this hits home. Looking forward to seeing you guys in Manchester in October!

  • @Tereb1
    @Tereb1 Рік тому

    The way he just gives in at the end xD

  • @JohnDoe____
    @JohnDoe____ Рік тому +7

    Hey I'm going to be truthful with you all, as a French man in England, I almost feel as lost as him!

    • @allergy5634
      @allergy5634 Рік тому +2

      As an Englishman I am intrigued. I’ve not spend much time in France so I don’t know much about the culture over there. So what are the culture shocks you have had being here?

  • @lukeconnolly5709
    @lukeconnolly5709 Рік тому +7

    Funny sketch lads 😂
    You should do another McCormack family sketch.

    • @foilarmsandhog
      @foilarmsandhog  Рік тому +6

      Will do Luke, I know their amongst your favourites

    • @lukeconnolly5709
      @lukeconnolly5709 Рік тому +3

      @@foilarmsandhog they are indeed along with Osin and Mum

    • @yorgunsamuray
      @yorgunsamuray Рік тому +2

      @@lukeconnolly5709 McCormacks & Oisin and mom crossover. Imagine the commotion when Anne meets Darren's older brother.

  • @brijbhushansingh3948
    @brijbhushansingh3948 Рік тому +1

    The empire strikes back, and Oisin is Hans Solo! Haha, great sketch bravo.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. Рік тому +1

    3:05 I love the idea of a sketch based on the city that you’re found going to. Interesting.