If you stand on an English person’s toe,
they will say sorry.
You need to know this if you visit the
country and spend anytime in a queue at the post office where this sort of
thing often happens.
Conversely a French person can stand on
your toe for several days and they are still unlikely to offer anything other
than a “what were you doing under my foot?”
You will need to know this if you visit the
country and spend anytime in a queue at the post office where this sort of
thing often happens.
You see, in the fundamentals the French and
the English share a lot.
And differ a lot.
Which is why this – handy link to article –
made me (English) chuckle.
It seems they don’t do thank-you either.
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