The French (dis)Connection

© Mind Curry 2004 - 2007

Above: The French flag against a rainy day's sky


Getting back from a foreign land intact and in one piece is not the end of the trip. Or so it seems like. Having just returned from France, I am still hounded by friends and relatives speaking in French (or so they pretend it to be). The only few words I needed in France were simple words like "merci", "chocolat", "au revoir", "poulet", "pasta", "bonjour" etc, and at times "mierde".


However back in homeland, I seemed to be needing more French than I needed in France! Everyone seems to know more French than the French. Take for example my cousin who sent me a whole email in French. Not wanting to be left behind I used a popular web based translation tool (I dont want them suing me for naming them, BUT you know who you are!) to convert my English into French. Heres what I wrote :



"hello lucy..madam..i always have time for you..after coming back from France, my computer hard disk crashed. so got messed up. How are you? set for a big birthday party? Happy Birthday and lots of hugs in advance. Muahh!"


After emailing her and feeling really proud of myself and my literary skills, I decided to retranslate what I sent in "French" to English. Heres what she got!:


"hello the lucy, I of Madam always have time for you. .after to return from France, my hard disk of broken computer. obtain thus dirtied upwards. How are you? to place for a great festival of birthday? Happy birthday and a good number of pressures in advance. Muahh!"



Its good to be home! I am sure Lucy had a great birthday reading this!


That said, France is a beautiful country, so rich with history and passion that you can feel throughout the place.

More pictures and posts on the way..

Vive La France!!

(Tip: The truth is, these are the only 3 words you need to survive in France - Lonely Planet, please note).