Frenchie Fridays

[etoiles]

as mentioned in this thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=47359), I'd like to officially kick off the Frenchie Fridays !

This is for people who like complicated languages, smelly cheese and good wine among other esoteric things (nothing like a good stereotype). Put on your beret and share your most exquisite French lines...or ask what you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask about that wonderfully strange culture.

I am still at work, so I'll just say:

" la vie est dure, sans confiture"

(how is that for a conversation starter)

[tazo]

frohmage :p

[pseudobrit]

I'm going to try frog's legs soon.

My favorite clause in any language has to be je ne sais quoi.

[gwuMACaddict]

i just had some pretty decent french wine with dinner. chateau larose-trintaudon. give it a shot. cheap, good.

[Powerbook G5]

J'ai un écureuil dansant en bas de mon pantalon. ;)

[Durandal7]

You can't beat French toast with French-Canadian maple syrup ;)

[meta-ghost]

ok, riddle me this.
why, when buying groceries in ANY paris food mart, does the clerk ignore the customer during the "bagging of the food" ritual. let's see, last time i had a two year old in my arms, trying to get the correct money out of my pockets, a line the length of the seine river behind me and the clerk sits and checks her nails why i fumble with a weeks worth of food and all of the above.....

[Rower_CPU]

Ah, la langue de l'amour.

I miss my French classes...it's been over 2 years since I used the language with any regularity and the Spanish I learned afterwards has crowded some of it out. So much for my BA! :eek: ;)

[etoiles]

Originally posted by meta-ghost
ok, riddle me this.
why, when buying groceries in ANY paris food mart, does the clerk ignore the customer during the "bagging of the food" ritual. let's see, last time i had a two year old in my arms, trying to get the correct money out of my pockets, a line the length of the seine river behind me and the clerk sits and checks her nails why i fumble with a weeks worth of food and all of the above.....

I think that is a European thing. When I first came to the US I was pleasantly surprised at how helpful and nice people working the checkout counters are. They say "Hi", ask you how you are doing and if you found everything ok, and then wrap stuff up for you. And you don't even have to tip them. Of course, the clerks don't really care how you are doing and it is all just store policy, but it makes for a nice shopping experience.
Also, you will find that people standing in line are much less 'civilized' in Europe than in the US. For example in the post office, there will be a line for each counter instead of the first person of a single line going to the first available counter. It started to change in the last few years with more and more places adopting the 'single line' or 'pick a number' model, so there is hope...different cultures can still learn from each other.

[etoiles]

Anybody here listening to French music ?

There is the great classics of course: Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens... they all have absolutely brillant lyrics, too.

Then there is this new generation of French folk/rock/pop: Mickey3D, Dionysos, Thomas Fersen, Miossec, Tarmac...

I also listen to a lot of French rap: IAM and the solo albums of their lead guy 'Akhenaton', Sens Unik (Swiss rap, I know, sounds like a cheese dish :D ), MC Solaar, DJ CutKiller...

A great way to learn French. You can even practice under the shower....la lala..lalalalalaaaaa...your neighbourghs will love it, too, and they will be able to follow your progress. :p

[Rower_CPU]

Francis Cabrel, Jean-Jacques Goldman...oh yeah. :)

[Flowbee]

For learning French, nothing beats the music of France Gall, IMHO. Her lyrics are simple (compared with the tricky wordplay of Gainsbourg) and her diction is very clear.

For more advanced students, I would go with Charles Aznavour. Clear diction, but much more dense, lyrically.

As for French Rap, I always thought IAM's song "Chez le Mac" would be a perfect theme song for MacRumors. :D

[Daveman Deluxe]

Originally posted by etoiles
Anybody here listening to French music ?

Not at the moment, but Claude Debussy is in my playlist and Gabriel Fauré is good stuff too.

I should eat French toast every Friday.

[WinterMute]

Plus le change, plus c'est le meme chose.

Which means the French are in for a real kicking in the rugby World cup tomorrow.:D

I spend at least 3 weeks a year in France, I do love the country and the people, apart from the Parisiens, who are a bunch of arrogant bastards...;)

Sadly though, I don't drink alcohol and I can't stand runny cheese, plus my favourite meal is Pie and Chips, so I'm a real outsider in the French culture.

[medea]

Originally posted by etoiles
Anybody here listening to French music ?

There is the great classics of course: Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens... they all have absolutely brillant lyrics, too.

Then there is this new generation of French folk/rock/pop: Mickey3D, Dionysos, Thomas Fersen, Miossec, Tarmac...

I also listen to a lot of French rap: IAM and the solo albums of their lead guy 'Akhenaton', Sens Unik (Swiss rap, I know, sounds like a cheese dish :D ), MC Solaar, DJ CutKiller...

A great way to learn French. You can even practice under the shower....la lala..lalalalalaaaaa...your neighbourghs will love it, too, and they will be able to follow your progress. :p
You should check out Francoiz Breut http://www.bellaunion.com/fb.htm

[caveman_uk]

Originally posted by etoiles

Also, you will find that people standing in line are much less 'civilized' in Europe than in the US. For example in the post office, there will be a line for each counter instead of the first person of a single line going to the first available counter. It started to change in the last few years with more and more places adopting the 'single line' or 'pick a number' model, so there is hope...different cultures can still learn from each other.
It depends whether you call the UK European (some brits think we're somewhere in the mid-Atlantic). We're great at queueing (standing in line). Did we invent it? We've got those 'Go to counter 3' things as well...it just requires the guy at the front of the queue/line to be awake.

Maintenant, Retournons-nous a la Français? Mais ce n'est pas vendredi aujord-hui. C'est samedi n'est pas?

[etoiles]

Originally posted by caveman_uk
It depends whether you call the UK European (some brits think we're somewhere in the mid-Atlantic). We're great at queueing (standing in line). Did we invent it? We've got those 'Go to counter 3' things as well...it just requires the guy at the front of the queue/line to be awake.

Maintenant, Retournons-nous a la Français? Mais ce n'est pas vendredi aujord-hui. C'est samedi n'est pas?

you are absolutely ritght, I was referring to those barbarians living on the continent...:D
England was actually the first place I saw people stand in line at a bus stop. Where I come from it is still 'survival of the fittest' when it comes to getting a seat.

[etoiles]

Originally posted by medea
You should check out Francoiz Breut http://www.bellaunion.com/fb.htm

wow, thanks ! I heard the 'Ma Colère' before, great song. I am going to check out her other songs. Maybe we will get these artists on iTMS once the European store launches.

Any good French speaking radio stations on the net ? I listen a lot to www.couleur3.com

[Macco]

Originally posted by etoiles
I'd like to officially kick off the Frenchie Fridays !

Frenchie? You mean that large black woman from American Idol??

[whocares]

Originally posted by etoiles
Also, you will find that people standing in line are much less 'civilized' in Europe than in the US. For example in the post office, there will be a line for each counter instead of the first person of a single line going to the first available counter. It started to change in the last few years with more and more places adopting the 'single line' or 'pick a number' model, so there is hope...different cultures can still learn from each other.

Yeah, it always "shocks" me when I fly in to a US airport (not literally!) and see the people lining up patiently and nice and tidy to get through customs. In France it would be a real mess, with people "overtaking", trying to nudge in from the sides, complaining about the wait :p
Though I like the civilized side of US lines, I hope to God that France will keep its messy queues. France just wouldn't be like France without messy queues, rude drivers, good wine and runny cheeses.

BTW WinterMute,
There are *lots* of good cheeses that aren't runny. You should try some.

[yamabushi]

I absolutely hated France when I visited, largely due to the rude and condescending attitude I received from almost everyone I happened to talk to. I only knew a tiny bit of French that I remembered from elementary school but I was understood well enough to order food at restaurants in Belgium and Luxumburg. People in France just ignored me or sneered at me whenever I tried to communicate regardless of whether I spoke in English or very poor French. I talked to a few people that seemed to think I was a barbarian since I didn't speak fluent French. They weren't impressed when I told them that I speak several other languages.

This is not to say that this problem is unique to France, I just happened to be subjected to it quite often while I was there. I have unfortunately noticed similar intolerant attitudes towards foreign visitors to the U.S. when they speak American English very poorly or not at all.

[whocares]

Originally posted by yamabushi
I absolutely hated France when I visited, largely due to the rude and condescending attitude I received from almost everyone I happened to talk to. I only knew a tiny bit of French that I remembered from elementary school but I was understood well enough to order food at restaurants in Belgium and Luxumburg. I talked to a few people that seemed to think I was a barbarian since I didn't speak fluent French. They weren't impressed when I told them that I speak several other languages.

Where abouts in France did you go, and more importantly, what kind of places did you go to? The kind of welcome you get really depends on where you go. Stay with the touristy stuff, and you'll get treated like dirt. Go to more "off-beaten tracks" place, and they are usually very nice and helpful. It's the same in every country I guess... Please don't hate France after one visit; there's more to France than just the French people.

Though this doesn't seem to be the problem with your visit (you apparently made an effort to speak some French) it really pisses me off when tourists come to France and start straight out speaking English. Not even a 'bonjour'. When this happens I just don't speak English to them (though it's my native language). Why should speak English if they can't even make the effort of saying one single word in French?

[yamabushi]

I visited Metz and some nearby towns by car. I decided against visiting Paris because I expected that finding a vacant hotel room would have been very difficult at the time without a reservation. France had just won the World Cup and everyone was going a bit crazy. I was baffled by how people could be in such a good mood yet still be sour towards visitors.

[Powerbook G5]

I spent 6 months in France and overall, in the city I'd get looked at, hounded, followed as if I were some shoplifter in the stores, and it just isn't fun, but when I went back to my little village it was really nice. The people were friendly, the atmosphere was really laid back and soothing, and it was just a great place to be. It's just one of those things. Even in my own country I expect to be treated that way if I were to go somewhere like New York or another big metropolis, I just think it's a city thing.

[pseudobrit]

I ate frog legs today, and I'm glad I tried them. Not bad, I must say.

[pivo6]

Originally posted by pseudobrit
I ate frog legs today, and I'm glad I tried them. Not bad, I must say.

Let me guess.. It tastes like chicken.
:)

[pseudobrit]

Originally posted by pivo6
Let me guess.. It tastes like chicken.
:)

Actually, they're more like chicken meat than I thought they would be. The taste is certainly different enough to notice (it's a bit richer), but the texture, while not quite as dense as chicken, is strikingly similar.

[Powerbook G5]

Try alligator, it has a rich, unique taste, too. It's also a bit denser than chicken.

[pseudobrit]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Try alligator, it has a rich, unique taste, too. It's also a bit denser than chicken.

I've been eating gator ever since I visited New Orleans, and I still love it.

I had some last night as an appetizer. :)

Turtle's good too, and crawfish are my favorite seafood.

[howard]

2 good french music groups

air and daft punk.


air is a great band, tons of talent

[yamabushi]

Buffalo is by far the best meat I have ever tasted.

[wdlove]

Originally posted by pseudobrit
Actually, they're more like chicken meat than I thought they would be. The taste is certainly different enough to notice (it's a bit richer), but the texture, while not quite as dense as chicken, is strikingly similar.

I remember having frog legs on one my birthdays. It was delicious, agree that it tasted like chicken.

Has anybody had some Rocky Mountain Oysters?

[pseudobrit]

Originally posted by wdlove
I remember having frog legs on one my birthdays. It was delicious, agree that it tasted like chicken.

Has anybody had some Rocky Mountain Oysters?

Eww.

That, rooster fries, brains, heart, kidneys, liver and tongue are some of the foods I won't eat.

[yamabushi]

Beef tongue is actually quite good when cooked properly.

[wdlove]

Originally posted by yamabushi
Beef tongue is actually quite good when cooked properly.

I remember having it once. Believe it kind of tasted like corn beef.

[Powerbook G5]

I've had Rocky Mountain Oysters...my dad gave them to me when I was younger and told me that it was chicken.

[pseudobrit]

Originally posted by wdlove
I remember having it once. Believe it kind of tasted like corn beef.

But the important question is if it tasted back.

[whocares]

Originally posted by pseudobrit
Eww.

That, rooster fries, brains, heart, kidneys, liver and tongue are some of the foods I won't eat.

So you're admitting you wouldn't mind eating "andouillette"? ;)

It's basically the very last bits of a pigs digestive system. Yes, it smells like poop. Yes, the French love it. I don't.

FYI, the French also eat stuff like the thymus, liver, bull testicules, pig's head, ... Give them a pig and they'll eat basically eat everything except the bones :eek:
They have a saying: "dans le cochon, tout est bon!" (in pigs, everything is good). Almost true.

I don't like most of them, but liver and kidneys (lamb kidneys) are really yummy. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm steak and kidney pie with Yorkshire puddings and lots o'gravy (is an English dish!).

[Powerbook G5]

It's things like this that make me glad that I became a vegetarian. :p

[whocares]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
It's things like this that make me glad that I became a vegetarian. :p

Pork is one reason why I would never give up eating meat.

Bacon, "saucisson", "rillettes", "rillon", black-pudding, ... There's just so much great food to eat from them.

[Powerbook G5]

I never liked pork much besides BBQ pork ribs and the occasional holiday ham. I was more of a chicken guy, myself.

[pseudobrit]

Lamb is good. There's not enough lamb meat in America.

Oh, I've had ostrich too.

There isn't much I won't try at least once, especially if it's French/creole/cajun.

[Powerbook G5]

I do miss cajun. There is this good New Orleans style cajun restaurant here near my school that has the best cajun dishes and I can still taste them...

[whocares]

How 'bout rabit. Yes, rabit. Rabit is real good :)
Tender'n tasty!

[Powerbook G5]

Octopus is really, really good if it is cooked right. It melts in your mouth like you wouldn't believe.

[whocares]

from Powerbook G5's sig

Panther-\Pan"ther\, n. A large dark-colored variety of leopard with fierce carnivorous instinct.
Longhorn-\Long"horn\, n. A long-horned beef cattle formerly common in the southwestern United States.

Which would you rather be at the end of the day? Think about it... ;)

So if you're a vegetarian, should I take it that you would rather be a Longhorn? :p


Yes, I know, it was bellow the belt. No hard feelings?

[Rower_CPU]

Anyone else find it amusing that this thread has turned itself into quite the gastronomical discussion? :)

[Powerbook G5]

I'll be like that Lion from Futurama that the Hippies taught to eat tofu. :D

[Powerbook G5]

That's what happens when you start talking about France/the French. Same thing happened during French class, we'd just end up talking about food in one way or another.

[pseudobrit]

I'm gonna try sushi this week for lunch sometime.

I lost my long-time g/f at the very beginning of this month and have a date at the end of it. ;) With a preacher's daughter. ;) ;) ;) I'm the devil.

Gotta scout out some new places to eat!

[whocares]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
Anyone else find it amusing that this thread has turned itself into quite the gastronomical discussion? :)

Well, it would tend to confirm that French culture is very "food" oriented. :p

That and bad language and indiscipline.

[pseudobrit]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
Anyone else find it amusing that this thread has turned itself into quite the gastronomical discussion? :)

Yeah, I think I started it. When I think French, my mouth starts to water.

Take that to mean either way. ;)

[Powerbook G5]

Mmm...Sushi...try the Eel, it's delicious.

[whocares]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I'll be like that Lion from Futurama that the Hippies taught to eat tofu. :D

Now that was an easy way out :D

[whocares]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Mmm...Sushi...try the Eel, it's delicious.

Tuna & swordfish rule the sushi world IMHO

Stay away from salmon, too much fat...

[Powerbook G5]

Tuna is generally too mild for me with sushi. People say start with the California roll or tuna to get into sushi since they are both mild. I enjoy the octopus, squid, eel, and a bunch of others that I have completely forgotten. When it comes to sushi it is so much easier to say "I'll have that green stuff along with those pink rolls, two of those brownish things, and that orange one over there".

[wdlove]

The only sushi that I care about is the vegetarain style. A Japanese student that we had introduced us to raw tuna for New Years. Just don't like the consistency. It tasted great the next day cooked. Prefer to not take a chance on raw meat.

[medea]

Originally posted by wdlove
The only sushi that I care about is the vegetarain style. A Japanese student that we had introduced us to raw tuna for New Years. Just don't like the consistency. It tasted great the next day cooked. Prefer to not take a chance on raw meat.
Actually fish is fine when raw as long as it is fresh, otherwise there would be a lot of deaths overseas in asia ;)

There is usually not much to worry about when eating out for sushi, as bad fish would smell and taste very bad, but if your really worried about it some really high class sushi restaurants actually have fresh fish, and what I mean by fresh fish is they grow the fish there and cut it up when you order your food....heh. though those places are quite expensive and probably only in large metropolitan areas.

[medea]

Originally posted by whocares
Well, it would tend to confirm that French culture is very "food" oriented. :p

That and bad language and indiscipline.
Yes well American culture is also very food oriented, though when I say "food" I mean fast food and snacks. There is also an ongoing degeneration of the American language and a lack of discipline, much worse than over in France.

[whocares]

Originally posted by medea
Yes well American culture is also very food oriented, though when I say "food" I mean fast food and snacks. There is also an ongoing degeneration of the American language and a lack of discipline, much worse than over in France.

IMHO it's a different kind of lack of discipline and bad language. It's much more widespread, actually affecting every layer of society. Everybody breaks the law every other day and everybody uses bad language on a regular basis. And I mean every body! Heck, I'n sure J. Chirac himself swears at the guy in front of him for driving to slowly :p

As you pointed out, it's a degeneration of American culture whereas it's been around for a long time in France (and most Mediterranean countries). It is however tending to disappear. Some will ague that this is good, some will ague it's bad. Personally I'm not too 'comfortable' with "mon cul entre deux chaises*" on this issue.

(*my arse between two chairs ;))

[etoiles]

mes chers amis, c'est vendredi
le jour ou on fête la francophonie

le jour précédant le week-end
qu'on appelle ici, d'ailleurs, 'fin de semaine'

venez nombreux, partagez votre prose
sur ce grand site, qu'est MacRumors

car "plus on est de fous, plus on rit"
comme dit le proverbe que la vie m'a appris

-etoiles, poete du dimanche

:D

[Powerbook G5]

Je vous pense le besoin de repenser vos qualifications françaises de
poésie. :D

[whocares]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Je vous pense le besoin de repenser vos qualifications françaises de
poésie. :D

:confused: :confused: :confused: :p

-etoiles

Que de rimes!
N'ayant pas l'âme d'un poète, pourquoi me risquerais-je à tenter un poème?

En lieu et en place faisons de la philosophie...
N'est-ce pas le vendredi le jour de la semaine qui nous est le plus agréable? Considérons en effet que le weekend est le nirvana à l'échelle de la semaine, et le vendredi n'est-il pas le jour le plus proche? A l'oppposé nous pouvons penser du lundi comme étant le malheur de l'homme, le jour où il doit s'extirper de la béatitue du weekend et se replonger contre son gré dans la froideur glaciale de la semaine de forçat qu'il l'attend... Pour résumer cette déjà bien brève reflexion : vive vendredi!

Anyone care to try a google translation on that? :p

[Rower_CPU]

Formidable! Tu as vraiment l'esprit de Molière, etoiles. Et toi, whocares, l'âme de Cicero, je crois. ;)

[jelloshotsrule]

rower- je t'aime!

[whocares]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
rower- je t'aime!

Two options:

1.you sincerely mean what you said
2.you don't realize that that sounds real wierd in French:eek:
("aimer' verb seldom used for platonic love)

BTW, both are fine with me :p

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by whocares
Two options:

1.you sincerely mean what you said
2.you don't realize that that sounds real wierd in French:eek:
("aimer' verb seldom used for platonic love)

BTW, both are fine with me :p

i realize what i said. ;)

[Rower_CPU]

jello - Je te hais. :p

[whocares]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
jello - Je te hais. :p

Now that is un-ambiguous :eek: :p

---------------

That's what I love about the French language, it's so ambiguous. When well mastered, it allows you to say the exact opposite of what you really mean. Like make a compliment with a real nasty 'sous-entendu'... Ever wonder why French is often used for diplomatic issues/negotiations? For this exact reason is my guess ;)

[whocares]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
Formidable! Tu as vraiment l'esprit de Molière, etoiles. Et toi, whocares, l'âme de Cicero, je crois. ;)

-Rower
Have you read much Molière - of his real name Jean-Baptiste Poclain? Even better, have you seen any of his plays? Which ones?

I don't especially enjoy reading them but seeing some Molière played by some good actors is an unbelievable experience. You just miss too much when reading. Reading it with friends - each having a character, is already much better than reading alone; and much more funny!!!

My favorite quote from Molière:
"Il faut manger pour vivre,
et non vivre pour manger" - l'Avare.

Damn that character was tight on his wallet :eek: :p

[jelloshotsrule]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
jello - Je te hais. :p

you're awfully smiley for someone who hates me

**** you! ;)

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by whocares
-Rower
Have you read much Molière - of his real name Jean-Baptiste Poclain? Even better, have you seen any of his plays? Which ones?

I don't especially enjoy reading them but seeing some Molière played by some good actors is an unbelievable experience. You just miss too much when reading. Reading it with friends - each having a character, is already much better than reading alone; and much more funny!!!

My favorite quote from Molière:
"Il faut manger pour vivre,
et non vivre pour manger" - l'Avare.

Damn that character was tight on his wallet :eek: :p

I actually was in a Molière play - Le Medecin Malgré Lui. Very fun stuff. :)

jello - Back atcha, hoss. ;)

[eyelikeart]

I figured I'd drop in on this one...having been called "frenchie" in the past by some members here... ;)

oh yeah...

je ne peux pas attendre de recevoir saoul sur le vin rouge ce soir...

je serai sûr de poster dans le fil correct quand je fais... :D

[etoiles]

Originally posted by eyelikeart
I figured I'd drop in on this one...having been called "frenchie" in the past by some members here... ;)

oh yeah...

je ne peux pas attendre de recevoir saoul sur le vin rouge ce soir...

je serai sûr de poster dans le fil correct quand je fais... :D

l'ami eye, l'ami eye prends donc ton verre
et surtout, ne le renverse pas !

Et porte-le du frontibus, du frontibus
au nasibus, au nasibus
au mentibus, au mentibus
au ventribus, au ventribus
au sexibus, au sexibus,

eeeeeet glou et glou et glou et glou et glou...(etc. until you finished your drink)

il est des notres ! Il a bu son verre comme les autres !
C'est un ivrogne ! Ca ce voit rien qu'a sa trogne !

------------------------------------------------
(old drinking song)

now try to google that :D SANTE !

[whocares]

-Rower

Cool about the play. I take it you played in French?
I don't recall ever seeing/reading that one. Maybe a remainder of the "intrigue" would bring it back to mind... This could become Culture Frenchie Fridays. Then again not, as it might scare away some of the new comers to the thread.


-etoiles

You gotta be French to know that song, you boozy b**** :D

[eyelikeart]

Originally posted by etoiles
C'est un ivrogne !

I just may be later on... ;)

[Rower_CPU]

whocares-

It was a production by the French theater group on campus. I did 2 other plays there, too: La Cigale Chez les Fourmis by Labiche and Ionesco's La Cantatrice Chauve. All "en français".

The plot of Le Medecin is basically a lazy/stupid protagonist makes outrageous claims after being offered money and must pretend to be a doctor trying to cure a wealthy man's daughter of lovesickness, all the while boozing it up and chasing women.

[whocares]

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
whocares-
The plot of Le Medecin is basically a lazy/stupid protagonist makes outrageous claims after being offered money and must pretend to be a doctor trying to cure a wealthy man's daughter of lovesickness, all the while boozing it up and chasing women.

Rings a bell somewhere, but I'm still not sure. Last time I read some Molière was back in high school, and boy does that seem far away!

[etoiles]

Originally posted by whocares
You gotta be French to know that song, you boozy b**** :D

I am a French speaking Swiss who grew up in a German speaking area, and am now living in southern California working for a British company. "Une bonne mix", as I like to say :p

This could become Culture Frenchie Fridays

don't worry, I'll stay around to counter-balance all that culture...

:D

[whocares]

For Eye:

"51*, je t'aime!
J'en boirais des tonneaux. Et des tonneaux!
A me rouler par terre,
La tête dans le caniveau!"

Let's hope you drink enough to end up face down in the gutter/drains!


(*51 is short for Pastis 51, a very widespread liquor down in the South of France. Anaceed (sp?) flavor and mixed with ice cubes and water. Perfect partner for a good day of 'pétanque')

[whocares]

Originally posted by etoiles
I am a French speaking Swiss who grew up in a German speaking area, and am now living in southern California working for a British company. "Une bonne mix", as I like to say :p

I'm personnaly an English-Italian half'n half, brought up in France and now studying in the States. I guess I qualify for "une bonne mix" too :p