1. Eating cheese and salad course before dessert ... definitely French but we do it now.
2. Calling your trailer a remorque, or a betonnier a betonnier.. what is a bettonnier in English? (cement mixer)
3. Our renters are " locateurs" not renters. They rent our gite, not as they say when they write, a villa.
4. Saying bonjour Messieurs,dames when you go into the doctors
There are 4 to get you started, bet you can come up with more.
Hi Val
Signs that show you're becoming French:
You have loyalty cards for Simply Market, Carrefour Contact, Leclerc and every DIY shop within a 50km radius.
You no longer take any notice of No Parking signs.
You take your dog into a restaurant.
You have learnt to say ‘Re-bonjour’ with confidence when you meet someone for the second time in a day.
You don’t worry about holding up the traffic when you spot a friend as you’re driving along and fancy a chat.
You actually fill in the Orange customer satisfaction questionnaire.
You no longer need a dictionary when visiting the doctor, dentist or hairdresser (on second thoughts, the latter might be a bit rash…).
You keep your shutters closed to keep the heat in in winter and out in summer (apart from a couple of weeks in early May and mid-September).
You say “Ce n’est pas grave’ automatically whenever anyone apologises to you for anything.
You buy three apples and a banana in the market and pay by cheque.
You take a large carrier bag with you every time you visit the pharmacy.
You wait happily and patiently while the shop assistant gift wraps a biro for the customer in front of you.
Doreen
Bonjour Val
Bonjour Val
tu es bien francophone maintenant : tu emploies le mot "bisous". Bravo!
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