tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post7183233115769913299..comments2024-03-21T12:20:09.085+01:00Comments on Totally Frenched Out: Ksamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-12557630606297338592010-05-08T12:15:36.507+02:002010-05-08T12:15:36.507+02:00Kudos to you for standing your ground! I hate when...Kudos to you for standing your ground! I hate when people do that, although my French ain't great, I want to try! Zut alors!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546791719970460239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-54262685453521050812010-04-26T16:31:09.783+02:002010-04-26T16:31:09.783+02:00I don’t have any problem with people commenting ab...I don’t have any problem with people commenting about my accent ( although this rarely happens) as I have yet to find a French person that speaks as good English as I speak French. If they try to speak to me in English I just go along with it, it’s always gets a laugh out of me :) at their expense of course. <br /><br />The funny thing is that my husband has a very, very strong southern French accent I have a thick English accent (no one is ever going to mistake me for a French girl even after nearly 20 years here) We live near Paris and when we are out together people are always commenting on his accent ( are you from Marseille .. ohh your from the south bla blah . . ) but not on mine. That’s really curious isn’t it ?leon's lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851053695219671895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-56557871405296318152010-04-26T00:11:22.822+02:002010-04-26T00:11:22.822+02:00My point exactly, Sam. If you look at my first co...My point exactly, Sam. If you look at my first comment, I said, "Once you accept it, you'll find that you'll enjoy life in France so much better and not get upset for something so minor."Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567980664413705761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-4322357500598726022010-04-25T21:26:40.951+02:002010-04-25T21:26:40.951+02:00I suspect that England is one of the few countries...I suspect that England is one of the few countries left where English is no longer widely spoken!<br /><br />But I sympathise with your frustration, the number of times I shouted at people to please! speak to me in French and the number of times the devils turned round and replied in Breton!juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283759962211889152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-61895863112942131512010-04-25T19:22:28.285+02:002010-04-25T19:22:28.285+02:00I'm not really sure why it matters how I'l...I'm not really sure why it matters how I'll be feeling in 15, 20 or 35 years - I'm talking about the here and now. More power to you if it doesn't bother you Monique, but judging by the comments left here, I'm not completely alone in feeling this way.Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-66032558286334806402010-04-25T19:09:34.414+02:002010-04-25T19:09:34.414+02:00Apparently, 2 ou 3 choses, 8 years is not long eno...Apparently, 2 ou 3 choses, 8 years is not long enough since it still bothers her. Ask Sam in another 10, 15 years (when it will still be happening regardless if she speaks French very well, if she still has the slightest accent it will happen) and see if she doesn't tell you, "I couldn't care less!"Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567980664413705761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-71790328133864765722010-04-25T11:26:11.479+02:002010-04-25T11:26:11.479+02:00Monique, Sam has been in France for 8 years or som...Monique, Sam has been in France for 8 years or something like that, so she has in fact been here for quite awhile. <br /><br />I know exactly how she felt and why something like this can be so annoying and upsetting. Imagine that everytime you went out you were interrogated about your private life by random shopkeepers, bus drivers, whatever. It gets very annoying and exhausting after awhile. Sam worked hard to learn French, she's fluent in the language and this woman was just being an idiot. The constant interrogation by strangers, the constant being treated like an idiot because of an accent even led me to go to an orthophoniste!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-60128600846832728462010-04-25T08:12:45.208+02:002010-04-25T08:12:45.208+02:00I can tell you haven't spent that much time in...I can tell you haven't spent that much time in France if being mistaken for a foreigner still bothers you. Wait until you've been here for 15, 25, 35+ years and you'll see that in the scheme of things it's not really that important to get so upset about, is it? If you have the slightest accent (and most foreign born people do) even after 40 years, you'll still get people speaking to you in English so get use to it. Once you accept it, you'll find that you'll enjoy life in France so much better and not get upset for something so minor.Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567980664413705761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-76994785206556771002010-04-24T20:13:17.198+02:002010-04-24T20:13:17.198+02:00Boo on THAT chick... Isolated incident... I hope.....Boo on THAT chick... Isolated incident... I hope... I would have been more peeved at the fact that she was so huffy about not taking the credit card.. What a b-!<br />Well, who cares about her, anyways... You should have spoken to her in Finnish and pretended you don't speak English.. hahhahah!! That would have thrown her... I know what you mean, though.. Normally, people trying to speak in English with me is welcome, because it gives me a chance to bs with them and tell them how "good" their English is.. Trouble is that she was being a wanker from the start and you were on the defense.. b/c she was blatantly lying to you about the card and if it was someone who didn't know better... like an unsuspecting American.. you/they would have had to pay in cash because of her incompetence or her lying about the card.. <br />In fact, she may have just done it on purpose to you b/c don't you think they probably get American credit cards and they know perfectly well how to use them... B-IOTCH!islandgirl4ever2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11113491173234673894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-52294784685376697772010-04-24T15:38:51.981+02:002010-04-24T15:38:51.981+02:00Aw Sam! You could have also told her her English n...Aw Sam! You could have also told her her English needs more work than your French! I am total impressed with your knowledge and spunk! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337214374048229737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-37292077485573942312010-04-24T07:14:01.962+02:002010-04-24T07:14:01.962+02:00I think I would have said "I'm French and...I think I would have said "I'm French and anyway my french is much better than your english."Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991742540996769458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-8470028473310638232010-04-23T12:30:08.269+02:002010-04-23T12:30:08.269+02:00@Starman - Because the French don't hesitate t...@Starman - Because the French don't hesitate to ask where you are from the minute they hear "un petit accent".Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-24721365326603156412010-04-22T23:49:02.290+02:002010-04-22T23:49:02.290+02:00Correct the bad English! Just to get back at all t...Correct the bad English! Just to get back at all the mean French people who don't let you ask for the toilets or the price of an object without correcting your grammar. I bet if she got told how bad her English was, she'd have switched to French.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07100259488053106803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-47683143273871831762010-04-22T21:46:50.238+02:002010-04-22T21:46:50.238+02:00So they get annoyed when English-speaking foreigne...So they get annoyed when English-speaking foreigners can't speak French, but only want to speak English when you do? You can't win.fashion survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10313156871501281318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-51173193636734486942010-04-22T20:43:23.710+02:002010-04-22T20:43:23.710+02:00I'm curious. How do you know people don't...I'm curious. How do you know people don't know you're not French?Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-45037474585962981942010-04-22T20:32:59.732+02:002010-04-22T20:32:59.732+02:00I feel your pain Sam, they do that to me constanly...I feel your pain Sam, they do that to me constanly (in France or in Quebec). Try being born a Francophone and having jerks speak to you in English!<br /><br />Good for you for giving it to her!Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723490802599325043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-67574984883477593932010-04-22T18:02:38.638+02:002010-04-22T18:02:38.638+02:00grrr, stupid lady! People do that to me too, my Fr...grrr, stupid lady! People do that to me too, my French is absolutely pitiful but I wish people would let me try. And no doubt your French is excellent so she shouldn't have patronised you in that way, good on you for standing up for yourself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-3288160083473761382010-04-22T17:29:49.268+02:002010-04-22T17:29:49.268+02:00Yeah, something's wrong with her brain, consid...Yeah, something's wrong with her brain, considering she could understand everything you were saying to her, in French, perfectly. Ugh. Forget about it... I think that's awesome that people don't even notice you're not French - I could never pull that off for more than a few minutes!A Tankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081358741196043358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-56228096719411180452010-04-22T17:27:37.983+02:002010-04-22T17:27:37.983+02:00Whatever, she's an idiot. By "you don'...Whatever, she's an idiot. By "you don't speak French" she probably really meant "you're foreign" and doesn't understand that the one doesn't always go with the other.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698619723127920555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-40559331494055983532010-04-22T16:03:01.352+02:002010-04-22T16:03:01.352+02:00I totally know how you feel, way to stand up for y...I totally know how you feel, way to stand up for yourself! I always feel like when people do that they just want to make themselves look better, which is why it annoys me. I'm not here so you can show off your A2 level English!BlondeInFrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12931640652874076974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-3944160714729870342010-04-22T15:46:02.145+02:002010-04-22T15:46:02.145+02:00You have every right to be angry. I would have bi...You have every right to be angry. I would have bitch-slapped her over the counter. And that dude who ordered parmentier de canard, too.doomed to be fabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703595287431021585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-73756979523330196172010-04-22T14:18:51.321+02:002010-04-22T14:18:51.321+02:00I feel your frustration. Like Dedene says...screw ...I feel your frustration. Like Dedene says...screw her.deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278468497564430383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-11044604828468206852010-04-22T13:49:35.884+02:002010-04-22T13:49:35.884+02:00Yes, if she ever gets to an English speaking count...Yes, if she ever gets to an English speaking country the shoe is on the other foot!Sharyn Ekberghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987304898246173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394835278337306813.post-64765987265925271982010-04-22T13:40:03.391+02:002010-04-22T13:40:03.391+02:00Screw her! It is so frustrating when that happens,...Screw her! It is so frustrating when that happens, and it happens more often than one would imagine.<br />Don't worry, she'll get hers when she tries to go to England and everyone speaks French to her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com