It's because you're in France and you've asked for a Muffin. What sort of coffee did you order? Seriously, the French have rioted over lesser insults to their culture.
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I believe it. I knew a Brit who visited France and once asked for a Strawberries and Cream at a restaurant (nice British dessert). The waiter was highly insulted said “no” several times, each time louder in a short sharp indignant tone. He brought a chef out who also berated him for such a request.
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Oh I do love that French waiter style 'Non' it's very definitive. We should chip in to have some follow members of the regime around to fact check whenever they say/do something wildly corrupt and illegal. If I spoke French I'd sign up meself, but Irish is less useful as we don't have a word for No
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I’ve heard that about Gaelic - negation is a complex structure, and saying “no” beats around the bush with subtleties and contextual nuances. He still couldn’t have his Strawberries and Cream until he left France tied to a rail.
aug 19, 2025, 4:06 am • 3 0 • view
Makes us great salesmen though, if you've gone to a Gaelscoil as a child you kinda naturally form your sentences in the Irish manner and now you've an answer for everything. Yer mate should hop on a ferry to Ireland next time, best strawberries in the world come from Wexford.
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