osie Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 1. After 3 years of offering the 'plaT du jour' in the restaurant finally our waitress told me it is meant to be pla-(silent t) du jour.... dohhh2. Asking for my car to be fixed and saying that I drive a citron... a lemon.. ahhhIt all adds to the fun on living in France :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nectarine Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 haha, I remember the time I went to a local farmer and asked to borrow a trap so that I could catch the animal that was going in my loft, pooing, making a noise ... I wanted to catch it and release it into the forest so that I could get some sleep.Trouble was, I forgot the word (putois = polecat) and asked for the trap to catch my p*t**n (er, lady of the night). Red faces all round!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Osie I wouldn't worry too much about the 'lemon' thing.The Citroen family moved to Paris from Amsterdam in 1873. Upon arrival, the diaeresis was added to the name, changing Citroen to Citroën (a grandfather had sold lemons, and had changed the consequent name Limoenman "lime man" to Citroen (Dutch for "lemon")). There are words I still cannot get my tongue around, no talent for language you see. And faux pas, well, I love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneySuckleDreams Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I asked the pretty girl at the builder's merchants for a "pipe", when I really meant "tuyeaux". I coudn't understand it when she looked at me with a face like thunder whilst her mate was crying with tears. My canadian friend told me what I had asked for. I've not been back since and cringe with embarrassment everytime I drive past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I wonder if that was what Magritte was thinking of ?[IMG]http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh80/bfb_album/800px-MagrittePipe.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frecossais Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Seeing my elderly neighbour wearing trousers for the first time, I duly admired her "culottes" (knickers) instead of "pantalons".Her husband's face was a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 [quote user="HoneySuckleDreams"]I asked the pretty girl at the builder's merchants for a "pipe", when I really meant "tuyeaux". I coudn't understand it when she looked at me with a face like thunder whilst her mate was crying with tears. My canadian friend told me what I had asked for. I've not been back since and cringe with embarrassment everytime I drive past.[/quote]Yep, did exactly the same thing.In my case the girl was just going redder and redder with embarassment while the guy in the back office was laughing.Mind you, I probably compounded my error as I asked for a discount as I wanted so many 'Pipes' [:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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