[Slings and Arrows]

Have fun, Freepers!

[Slings and Arrows]

12. The English spelling of "poison" is not "deodorant," although the confusion is understandable.

[firebrand]

Wow I can’t believe the French would not help someone get up if they fell on the sidewalk. People who walk with a cane get almost too much help here but it is really a very nice aspect of Americans. That is funny about our bathrooms. I guess privacy is a matter of custom. I never used to take leftovers home either but now I do because everyone does and you give an extra tip to the server.

[Olog-hai]

“Violent flushing” . . . ?? British toilets (made by Armitage Shanks) are the most “violent” flushers I’ve encountered, and they’re across “La Manche” from the French.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

White man say 'Go'.

Hand of red man say 'No'.

[wardaddy]

Bullshit article

Spent a lot of time in France over the years

Freepers don’t know France

[firebrand]

Things that non-New Yorkers do in New York:

Walk backwards
Throw their arm out to the side
Bump into people
Stand without moving at crosswalks
Stand in groups on the sidewalk blocking it
Stand in front of doors or in front of stairs or escalators
Make out (hetero)
Never have a metro card or the right change
Hold up the bus asking for information from the driver

There are also many annoying things that New Yorkers do that others don’t do, of course. They’re in a different category of annoying.

[Domangart]

Yes, the swine who sold me our house failed to have a flexible nozzle. The one who must be obeyed made a request.

[RichInOC]

American travel tips for visiting France:

Don’t mention the war.
Don’t mention the riots.

[DeFault User]

I’m shocked the lack of bidets was not mentioned. Must not have been written by une femme française.

[dead]

One thing I noticed in other countries is that people on crowded streets bump into each other all the time. It's perfectly normal. No apologies.

NYC has some of the most crowded streets in the world and nobody bumps into anybody ever. A million people moving in a million directions and there is no contact whatsoever, unless you're a pickpocket (do those still exist?)

[dead]

I confess that I have a little trouble with this cult of everyday heroes.

You and me both, Frenchie.

[Yaelle]

A lot of these are sooooo true!

I lived the opposite when I went to live in France! Funny.

[Bullish]

Uh, yeah, try this in Detroit, Frenchies.

[Kirkwood]

I’m surprised any of them know what a shower head looks like.

[MrKatykelly]

If these people were going to fly-over country instead of the coast, either one, this would be quite a different story.

[I want the USA back]

I doubt those tips actually come from a Frenchman.

[Gay State Conservative]

Several more tips for French tourists:
We bathe...daily...with soap.
After having bathed,we use deodorant.
After having eaten garlic we brush our teeth.Thoroughly.

[Nea Wood]

Somebody needs to tell them that you don't have to get all the way across the street before the "white man" goes away. The "white man" just tells you you can start crossing.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

... So, there are drink rests everywhere: cinema seats, baby strollers, shopping carts at the supermarket, in cars, some bike handlebars.

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I visited a theater in Germany that served a full meal with the movie. You could watch the movie and enjoy a schnitzel with pommes and a side salad along with a beer!

One of the Star Trek New Gen movies were playing. I can’t remember which one but it was the one where they were on some magic healing planet. Dr Crusher and Deanna Troi commented that their boobs felt firmer so Data asked Worf about his boobs. All this happened in German.

The entire experience was surreal.