Comments on: exercising restraint

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:33:50 +0000

My ex ordered “a bloody steak, please” in a very nice restaurant in Cambridge :-)

The waiter was somewhat taken aback.

(“saignant” in French, for “rare”)

By: Vivi

Vivi — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 19:28:38 +0000

OOOh was just catching up on your blog and had to put in my two cents. I don’t remember exactly which american my Frenchie was talking to when he made this gaffe, but was trying the explain the card game “Asshole,” in which a playing card is placed on your foreskin, for all to see. Sadly, the word he was really looking for was forehead. I really really really wish I’d been there for that one!
ViVi | 09.06.04 – 9:57 am | #

By: Vitriolica Webb

Vitriolica Webb — Fri, 08 Oct 2004 19:27:44 +0000

bum, I missed this one! fantastic. ah the joy of english spoken by foreign spouses! (of course, we are the foreign ones aren’t we?, but you know what I mean)

I’ll have to remember some of my dh’s (he could come up with plenty of mine, the best was that I used to say in front of m-i-l “ah look, the baby’s having a shit” instead of “doing a little poop” or something inocuous. he didn’t correct me for about a year.)
vit 08.19.04 – 2:00 pm