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Post by Ashley on Sept 12, 2007 18:31:31 GMT
I just found out on gonna on a trip to france for spring break... and the best part is I get 3 credits for doing this!
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Post by Hayley on Sept 13, 2007 8:12:23 GMT
cool, ive been to france but thats only because our car broke down whilst driving through france to get to spain! we were stuck there for 3 days not being able to speak a word of french.
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Post by Ashley on Sept 13, 2007 15:35:09 GMT
lol i dont speak french at all... but im gonna be on your side of the world!!
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Post by The Animal on Sept 14, 2007 3:52:33 GMT
I speak a "form" of French, but I don't think it would be appropriate in dignified company.
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Post by Hayley on Sept 14, 2007 9:39:34 GMT
i learnt french for 3 years at school but all i can remember now is the alphabet! and thats only because there was a song that went with it
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Post by slowcheetah9 on Sept 15, 2007 1:00:39 GMT
LOL Erin! Me too... Half my mum's family is French, and just about everyone speaks it, but my siblings and I don't. I took it in school for awhile, but my family speaks a different dialect, so I didn't take to it very easily. I speak Spanish (but Mexican spanish, not Spain spanish).
Where in France are you going? Last year I went to Cannes, Nice, and a couple of other towns in the South of France. I like Spain best though, out of all the countries I've been to.
^Whew, that was a long post!
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Post by classof09 on Sept 15, 2007 2:21:52 GMT
i thought about taking french, i know a few words and that's about it and i took spanish for 3 years and we learned spain's spanish (muy muy facil) i might take another spanish class or a french class next year in school
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Post by OnLineGenie on Sept 15, 2007 12:00:57 GMT
A German joke for you:
What do you call someone who speaks three languages?
Tri-lingual
What do you call someone who speaks two languages?
Bi-lingual
What do you call someone who speaks one language?
English.
You will find that most French people speak English. You are only likely to encounter a problem if you are near the Belgian border, where most people will speak Flemish as a second language rather than English.
We went to Lille in February for my wife's birthday (Valentine's day - how romantic). I woke up the Saturday before we went feeling very rough. I'd had a couple of beers and a glass of whisky the night before, but not a great deal of alcohol, so I couldn't understand why I felt so bad. By the afternoon I was feeling even worse, and I had begun to realize it wasn't the alcohol that was making me feel that way. It was the first time I'd been ill in over seven years - I'd forgotten what it felt like!
We drove to Dover on the Sunday with me feeling even worse than I had on the Saturday. Fortunately the ferry was smooth.
We got to Lille - near the Belgian border - and no one spoke English. I amazed myself at how much French I remembered from school (I left school before most of you were born!). And then I was brought down to earth with a bump. My health deteriorated to the point that I had to go and see a pharmacist. My school French had prepared me for ordering in shops and restaurants, but it had not prepared me for describing my symptoms to a French pharmacist who did not speak a single word of English!
On to more cheerful subjects, I notice that beer is a popular topic of conversation on this board. France is not renowned for its beer, but Lille is said to be the beer capital of the country. While we were there I sampled a Belgian beer (yes, I know - ill but still drinking beer!) called Palm Ambree, which is very similar to an English bitter. Very nice it was too. On a holiday in Belgium some years ago I discovered Palm Speciale, which is like an English brown ale. Whenever I'm over there I have to buy a few bottles of Palm Speciale to bring home.
I hope you have a great time.
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Post by Ashley on Sept 15, 2007 12:57:08 GMT
Thanks!.... I am going to paris and then traveling all around noth france... i'm very excited and im actually going to get my passport this morning!
Are there any bars or pubs there? Because being only 20, me and my roomates are looking foward to being served over in europe!!
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Post by OnLineGenie on Sept 15, 2007 16:22:47 GMT
How can you ask such a question! France is famous for wine!
Personally, I can't stand French wine - I'd rather drink German or "New World" wines. But the answer to your question is yes - you'll find plenty of bars there.
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Post by Ashley on Sept 15, 2007 16:43:13 GMT
lol... i have to admit i do love wine
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Post by slowcheetah9 on Oct 17, 2007 23:59:47 GMT
I didn't find anyplace in France where alcohol WASN'T served! Don't worry about a thing!
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