Pic below shows me in front of Lady M Cake Boutique, pure white with chandaliers on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It sells $75 cakes, and contains many signs: you are not allowed to take photos or sit longer than 45 mins or touch the counter. How French and yet how New York . Thrilling!
A little known fact about me is that I am fluent in Franglais. In some respects I feel this gift has got me where I am today (unemployed in Oakland) Here I share some of my favourites which you are welcome to use too. Credit to my fellow Franglaiseur, Kenny, who inspired the first two translations:
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Enchante: Smell you, Princess Grace
Oh la la: Oh, you are Princess Grace
Quel Horreur!: Bloody hell
Toot de sweet: Bloody quick
Bon mots: (witty remarks) Bloody quick with the bullshit
Sur la tas: (on the fly) as above
Les boules: (you are speaking the dreadful balls) Bad bullshitter
And a cautionary note:
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And my personal favourite:
Mais oui (but of course!) feigning agreement to get a complete bore off the subject. Similar to "hmm interesting..."
It is tres difficulte being so au fait aporpos of Franglais and I have to keep reminding myself that not everyone is similarly gifted. I'm talking about declasse persons who live in cul-de-sacs. You may think cul-de-sacs are simply dead end streets, but in fact they are "buttocks of the bags'' in French.
Sometimes around persons who live in cul-de-sacs I can't say Moet with a hard "T" which is technically correct. This is because declasse persons think the T is silent, and so titter as though moi has made a gaffe.
That's all for now. Hope this is not adieu where in fact I farewell you to God and never see you again. But rather, au revoir.
Pic shows me posing with the Statue of Liberty (only $3), gift from French to US after independence and another Statue resting for lunch.
Great post.
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