I just finished having one of the most delicious lunches of my life in a small French restaurant called Fleur de Sel. And I ended up impressing my host.
As our waitress struggled to explain the menu to me, I wanted to make it very clear that I can have everything except beef (nothing religious, I just don’t like the smell – the same way I cannot stand fish because of its smell.) So all I said was “sans viande”. And in all the chatter to decide the menu (French take food very seriously), the head of the department picked up what I said. After the waitress retreated, he turned to me and said, “Your French is very good!”
Sometimes all you need are a few well timed words.
As our waitress struggled to explain the menu to me, I wanted to make it very clear that I can have everything except beef (nothing religious, I just don’t like the smell – the same way I cannot stand fish because of its smell.) So all I said was “sans viande”. And in all the chatter to decide the menu (French take food very seriously), the head of the department picked up what I said. After the waitress retreated, he turned to me and said, “Your French is very good!”
Sometimes all you need are a few well timed words.
Well, Amitab, I can tell you one thing: honestly, when you said "sans viande", you said it so well I didn't realize - until JM turned to you - that you said it in french...
ReplyDeleteEt maintenant, tu sais qui a écrit ce commentaire ;-)
J'admire tes efforts pour apprendre le français, ce n'est pas une langue facile.
Bon courage !
GA,
ReplyDeleteHow did you even find this blog????? You are full of surprises. The lunch was one of the most delicious I have had in ages. The Crème brûlée was ummmm... très délicieux. This evening as I was returning from the Brussels station, it was rainign and all wet, and to keep my mind off the weather and cold, I was thinking of French hospitality, and the fact that JM and you insisted that I have lunch, even when you had a terribly busy schedule. Thanks a lot.
What do they say for "Khichadi" in French?
ReplyDeleteErscheint wie, nach seiner heirat Französische Frauen haben sie ihr Deutsch und immer wunderschön in Französisch.
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