11. Because they can’t wait
Many French men still prefer the convenience of a trottoir to the public WC.
12. Because they lack humour
Before the Revolution, the French spoke of l’esprit (wit), or la farce (joke) but the word “humour” had no equivalent. Not until 1932 did the French Academy allow l’humour into the language.
13. Because we’ve […]
Q: Why do the French never perform “the wave” at a soccer game ?
A: Because, that’s a gesture reserved for use only in time of war.
The smell alone of French camembert can be used to weld metals, as well as to ward off vampires (and any creature with a sense of smell).
During one of the many wars that the slimy French and the British fought and the French (as usually) lost, the French just happened to capture a British Major.
An officer brought the Major to the French general for interrogation.
The French general began ridiculing the Major for wearing “that stupid red tunic.”
The French general […]
I was going to write yet another slimy french answer to your burning french questions, but while checking my email, i couldn’t find any new ones.
So if you have any questions you’d like answered here, you can click the big big button you see in this site’s header or just follow this link, and write […]
This is what a French clock looks like, without the slime:
The hands appear to be stuck in a raised position, and they always seem to fail to tell the time.