In fairness mate, I get the exact same thing in Cornwall over summer. Watching someone trying to fit through narrow 60mph roads in a brand new Jag is pretty hilarious.
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In fairness mate, I get the exact same thing in Cornwall over summer. Watching someone trying to fit through narrow 60mph roads in a brand new Jag is pretty hilarious.
Shhhh. Don't let them figure it out before it's too late.
They will have support in place for the elderly to ensure they get their vote.
With how competently they normally manage to support old folks I'd be surprised if they could do it well.
So if it is really that bad having to put up with all those stupid British tourists spending their money in your part of France (I am sure you were one of them once), then why don't you lead a movement to get them banned. Along with all the tourists from all those other countries who actually have the nerve to visit YOUR local town and clog up YOUR narrow roads.
And then see all the local shops in YOUR local town close down.
He’s so weak it’s painful to watch.
They've been replaced by German and Swiss and Italians and other Europeans. The British don't keep our local economy alive despite rumours to the contrary. And when i was here i could drive and speak french.
Furthermore there used to be, before Brexit, enclaves of British, who have now mostly gone; Only the British who integrate have stayed in the main; Those who left used to order their weekly shopping from Asda and Tescos. There was a weekly service delivered in an Artic lorry. Company went bust because of Brexit.
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Starmer blasting Sunak for not bringing immigration down was soul destroying to watch. The discussion around immigration is so fecked in this country. Starmer complaining there are too many work visa issued is disgraceful.
Also, international students can no longer bring their families over.
Also, international students can no longer bring their families over.
RiP doesn't support UKIP.
U knob in Paris
What ever happened to those guys with moustaches wearing red hankies round their necks and berets and blue and white striped teashirts called Jonny riding around our streets in summer with a string of onions tied round their bikes. Don't seem to see them anymore.
Maybe because they could not speak English.
That is a joke by the way.
And remind me. Where are you from?
That is why I don't watch or listen to PMQs anymore. It is so cringworthy.
Ok, then brittish that knows french being a twat vs entilted english. Better?
Used to see them when I was kid. Selling onions is probably not an economical way of making a living these days. When you said about the British keeping the economy alive it was exactly what the woman said in the story.
Don't know what you're trying to say.
Bad drivers driving a vehicle they can't drive -- possibly because it's too big for them and with RHD on narrow roads.
For speaking french they could at least make an effort.
The British who make no effort are not liked by other British here who do make the effort.
Life is not that complicated mate. I always try to speak the language of my interlocutor wherever I am as deference to make lives easier. Because I don't know beforehand if that person is entitled or nothing about them. The "you speak and you do what I want in my country" sounds very UKIPY also.
Next time I'm in Tesco's the UK I'll talk to the cashier in French and if they don't understand I'll shout at them in French to see if they understand better.
Do what you want and be a twat at either side of the conversation if you want. I didn't defend the english I blamed both. You are the one defending one. Did you occur to you that in an interaction both can be wrong?
I'm not following your line of thought.
Are you talking about the Tweet where there's two English people talking to each other, one pretending to be French or the real situation I am talking about where the English person interacts with a French person who really doesn't speak English but the English person makes no effort to speak to the French person in French despite being in France.
If I went to the UK I would not expect the cashier in Tesco's to be able to speak French or any other language other than English.
Hope that makes it clearer.
When I was working, I used to go to Germany fairly often. And so I spent some time trying to learn a little German. Not the easiest language I have to say. And so while I was travelling I used to listen to those language tapes (showing my age again).
So when I next went to Munich, I prepared myself to try a few words in a restaurant.
So I said these few words and the waiter immediately spoke to me in pretty much perfect English and told me that he wanted to practice his English, not that he needed to practice.
This happened a few times.
After a few pathetic attempts, I just stuck to ordering beers in German.
I am talking about the tweet. be kind and you will never face this consequences. I had been lost in a small time in france without knowing french back in the day, I tried, I failed and I was treated with respect and funny faces. Not a problem
I had been spoken in languages in my country that I shouldn't know but I knew, english, french, portuguese. And I answered back in that language, people were appreciative of my effort and no problem
Expecting a person to speak your language not in your country and act up, is being and entitled twat
Knowing the language that they speak to you knowing that they don't know it and not answering in that language is being an uneducated twat
Or at least in my list of my personal values. You have others. No problem, everybody is different
You made the effort which is good. In large cities the chances are you will come across people in the hospitality sector and other business sectors who do speak English and possibly other languages. Nowadays it's probably a requirement for the job.
To expect a local person in a very small town to speak English is highly unlikely. There are definitely very few French people around here who can speak English.
Last year my daughter and her family went to Germany, renting Gites. She can't speak much German. In the large cities it was Ok to communicate but the owners of the Gites in the countryside could not speak English or French.
You do realise I wasn't the person in the Tweet. He was an English person pretending to be French.
Any effort is highly appreciated by local people. They can make each other understood somehow.
What I don't like is the aggressive attitude. I've seen it on numerous occasions. I'm agreeing with you but you seem to think I'm not.
I don't know mate, you were the one quoting me sort of disagreeing with my reassessment of "brittish guy that knows french being a twat vs english entitlement" and then you brought us to the rabbit whole of hypoteticals of you shouting at tesco
I must admit I do tend to take people down rabbit holes.
The Tweet was a fictitious story, probably.
Real life is people shouting at other people because they are unable to understand them speaking in their own language in a different country.
I must admit I do tend to take people down rabbit holes.
The Tweet was a fictitious story, probably.
Real life is people shouting at other people because they are unable to understand them speaking in their own language in a different country.
I don't think so. Most of the people makes sort of an effort, that is what I experienced extensively in both sides and if not they think both internally that they are twats and continue with their life. Happened to me also
I worked in retail in a tourist City (UK) for 5 years and this is exactly what happened. French, Spanish, Chinese etc.
I understand that sometimes it’s done in a patronising way (shouting), but to expect someone not from that country to say more than hello, goodbye etc, is a bit over the top.
I understand that sometimes it’s done in a patronising way (shouting), but to expect someone not from that country to say more than hello, goodbye etc, is a bit over the top.
Mate, he didn’t do any of that though.
He’s not anti immigration. He’s against the practise of bringing in people from overseas, paying them 20% less than market rate, depriving British people of jobs and surpressing wages for entire industries.
That’s not anti immigration. It’s common sense. Why should companies be able to control the labour market? These people are pro free market when it suits, when all they really want is closed monopoly.
I'm a fervent remainer and I speak (fairly) fluent French, although a little rusty now.
So, basically, go feck yourself with a baseball bat.
I can't believe you people argued so much over a clearly fake story someone told on Twitter.
Might be a lie but these people exist, both.
He’s absolutely making it up, that account is semi-famous for posting elaborate Remainer fantasies, disappearing for ages and then turning up again 6 months later with another one. He’s notorious for it. His stock photo profile is a giveaway, as is the fact he used to describe himself as the author of a book series that didn’t exist.
Weird thing to do, pandering to people who want to feel smugly superior to imaginary Brexiters (when there’s plenty of real ones they can do that if they so wish)
You don't say.
The sad thing is you can actually see that happening.
It's just an obvious parody account isn't it? Like Michael Take.
Maybe but it’s not unreasonable to expect English spoken in a tourist area. Take away the British focus and most other non-French Europeans would speak English as their second language rather than French. Anyway, it’s probably made up, almost in order to discredit “smug” remainers.
I dunno - somewhere with a high influx of tourists in the summer?