Thread: Pet Peeves?

Originally Posted by ZipZop

Aloha!

Not a biggie, however, worth noting;

Montrealians who pretend they don't understand your dialect of French because you speak Parisian (Metropolitan) French. I'm going to Montreal in a few weeks and believe me, the battle will begin.

I lived in Paris for a few years and my French is not that bad. But they pretend they don't understand me since their dialect is Québécois, not Metropolitan. So, they answer me back in English. So I pretend I don't understand their English and answer them right back in French! Makes for an interesting battle of wits. Oh, the games we play.



The game is afoot.

-Zip

I have the same in France. I speak French with a strong Dutch accent. Many French don't seem to understand. I have the feeling it is the combination of strong accent and getting the melody of the language wrong. French is much more melodious if you like than Dutch and English.