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Beau Peep Notice Board => Outpourings => Topic started by: Mince on April 19, 2019, 11:07:35 AM

Title: I want those hours back
Post by: Mince on April 19, 2019, 11:07:35 AM
I attended German and French lessons in school.

The only German I can remember is Wo ist dein hut?, and, quite frankly, if I ever met a German who owned a hat, I wouldn't care where it was.

On holiday, someone argued that although I might think that I learnt nothing, if I were forced to speak the language, I might find I knew more than I thought. So on a train in Portugal, we met a French family and I decided to put this to the test. The conversation went like this:

ME: Comment vous appelez vous?

WOMAN: Aww, écoute le crétin. Il essaie au moins.

ME: Er, yeah.

I did consider replying with Fiche-moi le camp!, but I considered firstly that using a phrase that I taught myself outside French classes would muddy the experiment, and secondly that Bugger off! was not an appropriate response at this juncture in the conversation.

Thus ended the experiment. I want those hours of my life back.
Title: Re: I want those hours back
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on April 19, 2019, 12:24:56 PM
Perhaps you missed your vocation in the Diplomatic Corps?
Title: Re: I want those hours back
Post by: Diane CBPFC on April 19, 2019, 06:16:10 PM
I always say, "an hour learning French, is one less hour annoying folks on the PB forum."

Title: Re: I want those hours back
Post by: Diamond Lil on April 19, 2019, 06:49:44 PM
 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: I want those hours back
Post by: Mince on April 19, 2019, 06:56:53 PM
PB forum

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