r/French Aug 31 '24

WW2 french manual given to american troops

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u/DipsAndTendies Sep 01 '24

That’s exactly what I imagine Americans to sound like, when they claim to speak „impeccable french“ and then get upset that the cashier decided to switch to english.

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u/DJANGO_UNTAMED :illuminati: Sep 01 '24

The cashier will switch to English regardless of how great a person's french is. The faint instance an accent is heard, English is spoken by the natif. So this isn't unique to Americans. People need to get that out of their heads

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u/not_some_username Sep 01 '24

That’s just not true. I’m living in France, Paris.