tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203481901177661359.post8873238104562999632..comments2023-08-01T05:00:57.857-05:00Comments on Minnesota Lawyer Blog: A French lessonMark Cohen, editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119858489884538496noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203481901177661359.post-40963113924613007252008-07-14T13:37:00.000-05:002008-07-14T13:37:00.000-05:00I was just there myself (and am still reeling from...I was just there myself (and am still reeling from the Euro's conversion rate, but that's another story). <BR/><BR/>No matter how well I did in my traveler's French, anybody who was middle-age or younger would inevitably respond to me in English. While the rule of thumb is still for us to try the local language and go through the typical 'Bonjour Madame' ritual, I now think the locals would rather try out their English when they get a chance (at least once you've gotten past the nicety of giving your French a whirl). <BR/><BR/>If I'd been traveling with a notion that I might get a chance to learn some French, it might have been a struggle to politely ask them not to switch to English on me! (In my case, the switch was greatly appreciated.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203481901177661359.post-41613758281145238302008-07-14T12:50:00.000-05:002008-07-14T12:50:00.000-05:00Merci beaucoup!Merci beaucoup!Mark Cohen, editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119858489884538496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203481901177661359.post-77123843818485872692008-07-14T11:49:00.000-05:002008-07-14T11:49:00.000-05:00Perhaps if you had asked for "pain au chocolat" (b...Perhaps if you had asked for "pain au chocolat" (bread with chocolate, yum) instead of "pain du chocolat" (bread made out of chocolate)? ;)<BR/><BR/>Vive la France! Vive la Liberte'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com