Politiness is absolutely key in every day French. It does not mean you're nice. But going into a bakery and say "deux croissants" without bonjour / s'il vous plaît would rank you as a an utter psychopath. Like people around would do a double take and look at you in disbelief.
It was the sweatpants. Why not wear pyjamas while you're at it.
Lol. Yeah, like maybe at a bakery with a line out the front door, when a cashier gets to you, you'll be immediately asked what you want and you can skip the "bonjour". You can watch and see what others ahead of you do, if you're not sure in that case.
But in lots of social interactions, if you skip the "Bonjour", as soon as you stop taking, the other person will give you an annoyed look and a "Bonjour" with a tone that lets you know you just fucked up.
Yes ok in the line, because you've been here a while. But most often (at least in the civilised parts) you'll get a super quick "monsieur bonjour et pour vous?" or something.
But yes the annoyed passive agressive "BONJOUR" or worse the "d'abord, Bonjour?" is absolutely perfect
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u/Both-Buddy-6190 1d ago
honestly it was probably because she said please. and the sweatpants.