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"Might have made a *bit* of a fool of myself...."

For one of our modules we have to, in a group, design and produce a toy for a child. In my group are me and my mate, and two french lads.

We were in the lab the other day, and another French lad, a little fella, wandered over and started speaking to his mates in French. So me, being Mr International Relations, said in my best French voice:

Je Voudrais Un Chien.

Which means, "I want a dog."

This didn't go down too badly.

The little fella then turned to me and asked why not many english people speak french. So I turn to him and say "Because it's crap."

Ooooops.

Maybe I should think about things in future, before I say them. Needless to say that all of my hard work with the dog earlier was wasted...

pb wrote:
> I got an F in GCSE French, and I'm proud of it. I can ask for an
> icecream, so I'll never go hungry in France (as long as they stock ice
> cream...in three basic flavours...and don't talk too fast).


I got a D in French GCSE and I don't know how to say anything except for where I live and my birthday.

Whats the point? All I will do is keep saying?

'Anglais? ANGLAIS?'

:)

I didn't get on with my French teacher, so I learnt nothing throughout years 7, 8 and 9. In my school you did French and German at the same time for the first three years, then you chose one (or both) to do at GCSE level. I took the lesser of two evils, and chose German. I took three months off once, during the height of my "knocking off stage" and the teacher hated me (he hated me before I started choosing when I should come in)

Ended up with a D, which was a small miracle, when you consider I didn't even have anything to revise

VenomByte wrote:
1) They French are indeed all laughing at us for buying it.
> 2) They actually sell it in France, too - which brings into serious
> question the personal hygeine attituedes of the French, does it not?
> :)

believe it or not many toilets in france (and this includes Paris) are like shower cubicles with just a hole in the floor where you 'go'

Tony wrote:
> Craw wrote:
> Tony wrote:
> See, they even take our best men.
>
> Being Welsh you may want to rethink that.
>
> See, our Welshmen take their best cooks.

You obviously aint been round mine for tea

SHEEPY wrote:
> I wish I was French

I can introduce you to some loverly french birds if you want

L'eau de toilette

I've always wondered if that was a big joke. I'm damn sure that if you called a perfume 'Toilet Water' it wouldn't sell.

I see two possibilities

1) They French are indeed all laughing at us for buying it.
2) They actually sell it in France, too - which brings into serious question the personal hygeine attituedes of the French, does it not? :)

Ant wrote:
> Your Honour wrote:
> Ant wrote:
> No, I don't have a llama.
>
>
> Wookiee has had a llama....
>
> :-)
>
> I thought it was you who had the llama?
>
> And HHAT, why did you sigh? :D

It was bloody Spanish!

I got an F in GCSE French, and I'm proud of it. I can ask for an icecream, so I'll never go hungry in France (as long as they stock ice cream...in three basic flavours...and don't talk too fast).

I'm learning Spanish now at home. This involved having bought 3 different Spanish PC programmes which you can speak to and then get them to assess your pronounciation. After about 2 goes they currently sit in a drawer, never used again. Now I wonder why I get in trouble with the in-laws...

You wish you were a Wench, not french, Sheepu.

Craw wrote:
> Tony wrote:
> See, they even take our best men.
>
> Being Welsh you may want to rethink that.

And the trouble is they are ALLOWED to live here.