Yep. I bought a French Cosmo today at the Monoprix. This should really improve my vocabulary.
In other news, my host family tricked me into eating poultry liver again. WTF. François asked if I liked paté and when I responded with a baffled look (Qu'est-ce que c'est?) he laughed. That should have been the first clue. But M. didn't tell me what it was until I put it in my mouth. "It's leever." He said.
I was so shocked/terrified that I had to endure this again that I said (a little to loud) in English, "LIKE THE GOOSE?"
"Oui." Then he gave me a list of all the birds that had been eviscerated for this paté.
On another note, Leah and I found the Bibliotheque Anglophone today and I now have a free place to rent English books! Unfortunately they did not have any Sedaris books, so I'm going to either a) nag my father to send mine from home or b) order some online. It's all good though, because the bibli had three shelves of Stephen King novels and I've been reading diligently all day. Further, I think France has some obsession with Oscar Wilde because I see his books everywhere. It makes me love the French even more.
Are you going to kiss Oscar Wilde's tombstone like thousands of others when you visit Paris?
ReplyDeleteHOW DID I FORGET THAT?! YES YESY EYSYYESYYS OUI AND THEN I'LL COME BACK WITH LA GRIPPE
ReplyDeleteohhhhhhh my goodness, you made me chuckle. but how did you not recognize paté? I thought Malicote had talked about it in class before.
ReplyDeleteHooray English bibli! Hooray Stephen King! Hooray nagging!
i am loving your blog, Gabi! : )
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