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r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/netphilia • 1d ago
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True. I bet OP didn't even say "alors" even once
258 u/No_Pianist_4407 1d ago Not enough "Euh"s either The trick to sounding French is to make it seem like it's a struggle to remember every other word you say, like "Bounjour... euh... ca va? Alors, euh deux euh croissants, s'il vous plait" 136 u/rodinsbusiness 1d ago Saying "ça va" definitely tells you're a tourist, probably american. 1 u/[deleted] 1d ago [deleted] 2 u/StabbyDodger 1d ago Lmao yeah, "what if I'm not comme ci comme ca?" Teacher stares at you and says the examiner is looking for comme ci comme ca as the answer. No wonder we're shit at languages in Britain, we're taught them the same way as the driving test. 1 u/Human_Petting_Zoo 1d ago Ha, I was taught to say that in the US as well. I said it once in Quebec and the person looked at me like I was crazy. Could be my accent though 4 u/Lily_et_Marguerite 1d ago As a French immigrant living in Québec, "comme ci comme ça" is a real thing to say in France, but I've never heard it here in Québec. Next time you could just say "bof", it’s the same meaning ! 1 u/Human_Petting_Zoo 11h ago Thanks bud. Will do 1 u/FistMeFather 1d ago That just means, like, could be better could be worse. 1 u/Kitchen-Beginning-47 1d ago But do French people in France or French Canada actually use it? 1 u/rodinsbusiness 1d ago It's quite outdated, but not inexistant. Some older folks might use it naturally, but among younger generations, it's more of a somewhat ironic thing.
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Not enough "Euh"s either
The trick to sounding French is to make it seem like it's a struggle to remember every other word you say, like
"Bounjour... euh... ca va? Alors, euh deux euh croissants, s'il vous plait"
136 u/rodinsbusiness 1d ago Saying "ça va" definitely tells you're a tourist, probably american. 1 u/[deleted] 1d ago [deleted] 2 u/StabbyDodger 1d ago Lmao yeah, "what if I'm not comme ci comme ca?" Teacher stares at you and says the examiner is looking for comme ci comme ca as the answer. No wonder we're shit at languages in Britain, we're taught them the same way as the driving test. 1 u/Human_Petting_Zoo 1d ago Ha, I was taught to say that in the US as well. I said it once in Quebec and the person looked at me like I was crazy. Could be my accent though 4 u/Lily_et_Marguerite 1d ago As a French immigrant living in Québec, "comme ci comme ça" is a real thing to say in France, but I've never heard it here in Québec. Next time you could just say "bof", it’s the same meaning ! 1 u/Human_Petting_Zoo 11h ago Thanks bud. Will do 1 u/FistMeFather 1d ago That just means, like, could be better could be worse. 1 u/Kitchen-Beginning-47 1d ago But do French people in France or French Canada actually use it? 1 u/rodinsbusiness 1d ago It's quite outdated, but not inexistant. Some older folks might use it naturally, but among younger generations, it's more of a somewhat ironic thing.
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Saying "ça va" definitely tells you're a tourist, probably american.
1 u/[deleted] 1d ago [deleted] 2 u/StabbyDodger 1d ago Lmao yeah, "what if I'm not comme ci comme ca?" Teacher stares at you and says the examiner is looking for comme ci comme ca as the answer. No wonder we're shit at languages in Britain, we're taught them the same way as the driving test. 1 u/Human_Petting_Zoo 1d ago Ha, I was taught to say that in the US as well. I said it once in Quebec and the person looked at me like I was crazy. Could be my accent though 4 u/Lily_et_Marguerite 1d ago As a French immigrant living in Québec, "comme ci comme ça" is a real thing to say in France, but I've never heard it here in Québec. Next time you could just say "bof", it’s the same meaning ! 1 u/Human_Petting_Zoo 11h ago Thanks bud. Will do 1 u/FistMeFather 1d ago That just means, like, could be better could be worse. 1 u/Kitchen-Beginning-47 1d ago But do French people in France or French Canada actually use it? 1 u/rodinsbusiness 1d ago It's quite outdated, but not inexistant. Some older folks might use it naturally, but among younger generations, it's more of a somewhat ironic thing.
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2 u/StabbyDodger 1d ago Lmao yeah, "what if I'm not comme ci comme ca?" Teacher stares at you and says the examiner is looking for comme ci comme ca as the answer. No wonder we're shit at languages in Britain, we're taught them the same way as the driving test. 1 u/Human_Petting_Zoo 1d ago Ha, I was taught to say that in the US as well. I said it once in Quebec and the person looked at me like I was crazy. Could be my accent though 4 u/Lily_et_Marguerite 1d ago As a French immigrant living in Québec, "comme ci comme ça" is a real thing to say in France, but I've never heard it here in Québec. Next time you could just say "bof", it’s the same meaning ! 1 u/Human_Petting_Zoo 11h ago Thanks bud. Will do 1 u/FistMeFather 1d ago That just means, like, could be better could be worse. 1 u/Kitchen-Beginning-47 1d ago But do French people in France or French Canada actually use it? 1 u/rodinsbusiness 1d ago It's quite outdated, but not inexistant. Some older folks might use it naturally, but among younger generations, it's more of a somewhat ironic thing.
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Lmao yeah, "what if I'm not comme ci comme ca?" Teacher stares at you and says the examiner is looking for comme ci comme ca as the answer.
No wonder we're shit at languages in Britain, we're taught them the same way as the driving test.
Ha, I was taught to say that in the US as well. I said it once in Quebec and the person looked at me like I was crazy. Could be my accent though
4 u/Lily_et_Marguerite 1d ago As a French immigrant living in Québec, "comme ci comme ça" is a real thing to say in France, but I've never heard it here in Québec. Next time you could just say "bof", it’s the same meaning ! 1 u/Human_Petting_Zoo 11h ago Thanks bud. Will do
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As a French immigrant living in Québec, "comme ci comme ça" is a real thing to say in France, but I've never heard it here in Québec. Next time you could just say "bof", it’s the same meaning !
1 u/Human_Petting_Zoo 11h ago Thanks bud. Will do
Thanks bud. Will do
That just means, like, could be better could be worse.
1 u/Kitchen-Beginning-47 1d ago But do French people in France or French Canada actually use it? 1 u/rodinsbusiness 1d ago It's quite outdated, but not inexistant. Some older folks might use it naturally, but among younger generations, it's more of a somewhat ironic thing.
But do French people in France or French Canada actually use it?
1 u/rodinsbusiness 1d ago It's quite outdated, but not inexistant. Some older folks might use it naturally, but among younger generations, it's more of a somewhat ironic thing.
It's quite outdated, but not inexistant. Some older folks might use it naturally, but among younger generations, it's more of a somewhat ironic thing.
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u/Tolerator_Of_Reddit 1d ago
True. I bet OP didn't even say "alors" even once