DaveLister Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 For me, it was figuring out what a K7 was. Had me baffled for months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Not totally sure as it has been a while. Lots of small things, but the one thing that stands out for me was mastering telephone conversations in French. Face to face was far easier for me than phone conversations. Also singing the lyrics to French songs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) Finding my way to work for my first day. That was from Montpanasse in central Paris to Gennevillers. I still today have no idea how I made it alive. Edited March 5, 2023 by alittlebitfrench 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betise Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) Being asked to be on the council, passing my driving test, becoming a pompier (can I have 3 things)? Edited March 5, 2023 by betise clarity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Staying away from anything English!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLister Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 22 minutes ago, betise said: Being asked to be on the council, passing my driving test, becoming a pompier (can I have 3 things)? OK, that's all impressive but you can't honestly say you did all those things straight away ( can you? ). I was looking for the little thing that gave you a sense that "yes I can do this" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Ken said: Staying away from anything English!!! How do you stay away from anything English in France ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 1 hour ago, betise said: Being asked to be on the council, passing my driving test, becoming a pompier (can I have 3 things)? Passing your driving test in France and you are still alive. That is going to be hard to beat. 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le martin-pêcheur Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Came over in 2003 on a trip to view houses etc. (Moved here in 2004) - minor first success, but ordering two coffees and a box of café crème cigars at Charles de Gaulle airport upon arrival - in the first French that I had spoken to a real French person ever - and receiving said articles - result! Never did a coffee and cigar taste so good😊 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betise Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 1 hour ago, DaveLister said: OK, that's all impressive but you can't honestly say you did all those things straight away ( can you? ). I was looking for the little thing that gave you a sense that "yes I can do this" OK then, working out which way to sit on the bidet ? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurier Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Give up, what is a K7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 31 minutes ago, Laurier said: Give up, what is a K7? Cassette....... kay-sept Back to success for me. Staying upright, for the first time, on a black run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 2 hours ago, betise said: OK then, working out which way to sit on the bidet ? Being that much older than when I had my first encounter, I now find it far easier to stand and do one foot at a time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 12 hours ago, alittlebitfrench said: How do you stay away from anything English in France ? Live in the Pays Basque, none down here that I know of anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Having our neighbour turning up at our front door in tears asking us to look after her grand daughter. She (the grandmother) had to go to hospital urgently Our eldest, at 3, was in the grand daughter's class at the school at the bottom of our garden. The fact that she came to us rather than others in the village who she had known all her life made us feel we had been accepted by the community. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 14 hours ago, betise said: OK then, working out which way to sit on the bidet ? So which way is it? I've always wondered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betise Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 5 hours ago, Lori said: So which way is it? I've always wondered. Normally, facing the wall, as you would to wash your feet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 9 hours ago, Ken said: Live in the Pays Basque, none down here that I know of anyway! You are English living in the Pays Basque 🙄 Ho does one keep away from themselves ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Not sure what you are talking about!!! Lack of English speaking probably rather than your 'odd' post! However, There are none that I know of. I can't keep away from myself now, can I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Picking up on a previous comment, no K7s at D4! (something I learnt on r/Nantes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssomon Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 05/03/2023 at 18:43, alittlebitfrench said: How do you stay away from anything English in France ? On 06/03/2023 at 06:53, Ken said: Live in the Pays Basque, none down here that I know of anyway! Not even LFBEUSTON? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssomon Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 23 hours ago, Lori said: So which way is it? I've always wondered. It depends what you're washing............. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 2 hours ago, ssomon said: Not even LFBEUSTON? A great chap, everyone loves him but I very rarely talk to him!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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