idun Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 This is a link from the top of this page and it did make me smile. http://www.completefrance.com/living-in-france/ian_moore_the_perils_of_the_french_language_1_4068994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Reminds me of the story my ex uk friend tells of being newly married to a frenchman, going to the butcher and asking if his sausages were 'sans préservatifs'. To which the butcher solemnly replied ' Je vous assure, madame, que je mets jamais de préservatifs'.Her doctor husband had to explain.☺Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 This didn't happen in Condom by any chance[blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Kent II Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 When we were furnishing our French house, my wife went into the bedding department of a large store and told a salesman that she wanted a matelot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote user="Clark Kent II"]When we were furnishing our French house, my wife went into the bedding department of a large store and told a salesman that she wanted a matelot.[/quote]Perhaps that was a freudian slip[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 My OH made me go upto the location place to enquire about a vibrating needle which is about a metre long and you put into deep concrete to mix it thoroughly. We couldn't find what it's technical name was either in the dictionary or in their location paperwork so muggins here went in and in front of several male customers asked in a loud voice for a vibrator of about a metre long.Well, after being taken aside and spoken to in a quiet voice the man on the desk showed me some pictures of what he thought I meant and it certainly wasn't called a vibrator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 [Www] I could easily think of how you could have made that even worse Val2. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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