Article about French Waiters
Jan 25th 2005, 9:38 am
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Article about French Waiters
From last weeks Observer Travel Supplement, thought it might be of interest.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/trave...396331,00.html
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/trave...396331,00.html
Jan 25th 2005, 10:22 am
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Re: Article about French Waiters
On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:38:59 -0000, in rec.travel.europe, "Phred Bear" <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... From last weeks Observer Travel Supplement, thought it might be of interest.
...
... http://observer.guardian.co.uk/trave...396331,00.html
Good one ! :)
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... From last weeks Observer Travel Supplement, thought it might be of interest.
...
... http://observer.guardian.co.uk/trave...396331,00.html
Good one ! :)
Jan 25th 2005, 10:27 am
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Re: Article about French Waiters
Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:38:59 -0000, in rec.travel.europe, "Phred Bear"
> <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>
> ... From last weeks Observer Travel Supplement, thought it might be of
> ... interest.
> ...
> ... http://observer.guardian.co.uk/trave...396331,00.html
>
> Good one ! :)
It did remind me of the advantage of going to more touristy cafés
though! I usually can't keep the waitrons away... :)
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> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:38:59 -0000, in rec.travel.europe, "Phred Bear"
> <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>
> ... From last weeks Observer Travel Supplement, thought it might be of
> ... interest.
> ...
> ... http://observer.guardian.co.uk/trave...396331,00.html
>
> Good one ! :)
It did remind me of the advantage of going to more touristy cafés
though! I usually can't keep the waitrons away... :)
--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
Jan 25th 2005, 6:00 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
> From last weeks Observer Travel Supplement, thought it might be of
> interest.
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/trave...396331,00.html
Quite a bit of useful information on how to order coffee! Of course, it
doesn't warn foreigners of the dangers of not knowing *when* to order
coffee.
I'll never forget one of my greatest faux pas, when, at an out-of-the-way
place in Avignon, I asked for coffee with my meal. She looked at me like I
was crazy, asked me if I didn't mean afterward, but in the end brought me
the coffee... and of course I remembered shortly afterward that that's just
not what you do in France... I knew better but just totally lost my bearings
for a bit. The most frustrating thing was that I knew just enough French to
know exactly what was going on, and still didn't get it. And I'd chosen such
an off-the-path place to try and impress my wife by taking her to a place
where there wasn't a likelihood of someone speaking English. Doh!
But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
better?
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
> interest.
> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/trave...396331,00.html
Quite a bit of useful information on how to order coffee! Of course, it
doesn't warn foreigners of the dangers of not knowing *when* to order
coffee.
I'll never forget one of my greatest faux pas, when, at an out-of-the-way
place in Avignon, I asked for coffee with my meal. She looked at me like I
was crazy, asked me if I didn't mean afterward, but in the end brought me
the coffee... and of course I remembered shortly afterward that that's just
not what you do in France... I knew better but just totally lost my bearings
for a bit. The most frustrating thing was that I knew just enough French to
know exactly what was going on, and still didn't get it. And I'd chosen such
an off-the-path place to try and impress my wife by taking her to a place
where there wasn't a likelihood of someone speaking English. Doh!
But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
better?
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
Jan 25th 2005, 7:00 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
<snip>...
> But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
> better?
Coffee *with* a meal? Only with breakfast.
--
Tim C.
<snip>...
> But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
> better?
Coffee *with* a meal? Only with breakfast.
--
Tim C.
Jan 25th 2005, 8:31 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
"Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1106726173.122cc1b7e225f540b51f7dac4e44f4e3@t eranews...
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
> <snip>...
> > But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts
know
> > better?
> Coffee *with* a meal? Only with breakfast.
And cafe creme is another breakfast thing, though waiters are well
acquainted with the eccentricities of foreigners and do tolerate them!
And coffee is not taken WITH dessert.
Lana
news:1106726173.122cc1b7e225f540b51f7dac4e44f4e3@t eranews...
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
> <snip>...
> > But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts
know
> > better?
> Coffee *with* a meal? Only with breakfast.
And cafe creme is another breakfast thing, though waiters are well
acquainted with the eccentricities of foreigners and do tolerate them!
And coffee is not taken WITH dessert.
Lana
Jan 25th 2005, 8:40 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
>better?
I had a British friend, who always ordered a grand creme with his
meal.
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
>better?
I had a British friend, who always ordered a grand creme with his
meal.
--
Martin
Jan 25th 2005, 9:10 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:31:29 +0100, "szozu" <hoppbunny at hotmail com>
wrote:
>"Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:1106726173.122cc1b7e225f540b51f7dac4e44f4e3@ teranews...
>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
>> <snip>...
>> > But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts
>know
>> > better?
>> Coffee *with* a meal? Only with breakfast.
>And cafe creme is another breakfast thing, though waiters are well
>acquainted with the eccentricities of foreigners and do tolerate them!
One of my favourite breakfast experiences is a "Grande Creme" and a
basket of croissants sitting outside in the cool of the morning at a
little café in the Place Benjamin Zix in Strasbourg near one of the
canal locks. The service is good and the staff chat to you if you go
there more than a couple of times.
Sparrows will perch on your table and you can feed them the crumbs.
Wonderful.
>And coffee is not taken WITH dessert.
wrote:
>"Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:1106726173.122cc1b7e225f540b51f7dac4e44f4e3@ teranews...
>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
>> <snip>...
>> > But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts
>know
>> > better?
>> Coffee *with* a meal? Only with breakfast.
>And cafe creme is another breakfast thing, though waiters are well
>acquainted with the eccentricities of foreigners and do tolerate them!
One of my favourite breakfast experiences is a "Grande Creme" and a
basket of croissants sitting outside in the cool of the morning at a
little café in the Place Benjamin Zix in Strasbourg near one of the
canal locks. The service is good and the staff chat to you if you go
there more than a couple of times.
Sparrows will perch on your table and you can feed them the crumbs.
Wonderful.
>And coffee is not taken WITH dessert.
Jan 25th 2005, 9:25 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:31:29 +0100, szozu wrote:
> "Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:1106726173.122cc1b7e225f540b51f7dac4e44f4e3@t eranews...
>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
>> <snip>...
>>> But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts
> know
>>> better?
>> Coffee *with* a meal? Only with breakfast.
>
> And cafe creme is another breakfast thing, though waiters are well
> acquainted with the eccentricities of foreigners and do tolerate them!
> And coffee is not taken WITH dessert.
Of course not. Afterwards.
--
Tim C.
> "Tim Challenger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:1106726173.122cc1b7e225f540b51f7dac4e44f4e3@t eranews...
>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
>> <snip>...
>>> But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts
> know
>>> better?
>> Coffee *with* a meal? Only with breakfast.
>
> And cafe creme is another breakfast thing, though waiters are well
> acquainted with the eccentricities of foreigners and do tolerate them!
> And coffee is not taken WITH dessert.
Of course not. Afterwards.
--
Tim C.
Jan 25th 2005, 9:26 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:40:48 +0100, nitram wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
>>better?
>
> I had a British friend, who always ordered a grand creme with his
> meal.
He was probably maladjusted ;-)
--
Tim C.
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
>>better?
>
> I had a British friend, who always ordered a grand creme with his
> meal.
He was probably maladjusted ;-)
--
Tim C.
Jan 25th 2005, 9:32 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:26:27 +0100, Tim Challenger
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:40:48 +0100, nitram wrote:
>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
>>>better?
>>
>> I had a British friend, who always ordered a grand creme with his
>> meal.
>He was probably maladjusted ;-)
He was the guy, who imported car boots full of Heinz baked beans to
Toulouse and lived on them for three years. Talk about renewable
energy sources ...
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:40:48 +0100, nitram wrote:
>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
>>>better?
>>
>> I had a British friend, who always ordered a grand creme with his
>> meal.
>He was probably maladjusted ;-)
He was the guy, who imported car boots full of Heinz baked beans to
Toulouse and lived on them for three years. Talk about renewable
energy sources ...
--
Martin
Jan 25th 2005, 9:43 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:32:11 +0100, nitram wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:26:27 +0100, Tim Challenger
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:40:48 +0100, nitram wrote:
>>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
>>>>better?
>>>
>>> I had a British friend, who always ordered a grand creme with his
>>> meal.
>>He was probably maladjusted ;-)
>
> He was the guy, who imported car boots full of Heinz baked beans to
> Toulouse and lived on them for three years. Talk about renewable
> energy sources ...
I was right!
There's a guy here that when he goes abroad on a business trip (generally
to Italy) always takes enough Austrian food with him to last. Sausages,
dwarf bread, a jar of pickled gherkins. He doesn't like foreign food and
happily admits to never having eaten any. What a prannet.
--
Tim C.
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:26:27 +0100, Tim Challenger
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:40:48 +0100, nitram wrote:
>>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:00:12 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
>>>>better?
>>>
>>> I had a British friend, who always ordered a grand creme with his
>>> meal.
>>He was probably maladjusted ;-)
>
> He was the guy, who imported car boots full of Heinz baked beans to
> Toulouse and lived on them for three years. Talk about renewable
> energy sources ...
I was right!
There's a guy here that when he goes abroad on a business trip (generally
to Italy) always takes enough Austrian food with him to last. Sausages,
dwarf bread, a jar of pickled gherkins. He doesn't like foreign food and
happily admits to never having eaten any. What a prannet.
--
Tim C.
Jan 25th 2005, 10:15 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
>>But perhaps coffee with your meal is an American thing, and the Britts know
>>better?
I don't think Brits have coffee, they have Nescafe.
>>better?
I don't think Brits have coffee, they have Nescafe.
Jan 25th 2005, 10:20 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:32:11 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
some electrons, so they looked like this :
...
... He was the guy, who imported car boots full of Heinz baked beans to
... Toulouse and lived on them for three years. Talk about renewable
... energy sources ...
No baked beans in France ?
some electrons, so they looked like this :
...
... He was the guy, who imported car boots full of Heinz baked beans to
... Toulouse and lived on them for three years. Talk about renewable
... energy sources ...
No baked beans in France ?
Jan 25th 2005, 10:29 pm
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Re: Article about French Waiters
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:20:17 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:32:11 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ...
> ... He was the guy, who imported car boots full of Heinz baked beans to
> ... Toulouse and lived on them for three years. Talk about renewable
> ... energy sources ...
>No baked beans in France ?
A nutter.
--
Martin
wrote:
>On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:32:11 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ...
> ... He was the guy, who imported car boots full of Heinz baked beans to
> ... Toulouse and lived on them for three years. Talk about renewable
> ... energy sources ...
>No baked beans in France ?
A nutter.
--
Martin
