tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post7991596909058482814..comments2023-06-04T15:23:06.945+02:00Comments on Serendipity: LANGUAGE LESSONS: Logical ConsequencesKate at Serendipityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020909094072158951noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-30026236749604912722011-01-15T22:45:01.980+01:002011-01-15T22:45:01.980+01:00Too funny! We had an American guest visiting years...Too funny! We had an American guest visiting years ago, and she claiment proudly in the restaurant "Je suis pleine" which, in this part of the country, meant "I am drunk"...<br /><br />I have to admit that I was myself surprised to see marmelade with preservative here in the States!Edmée De Xhavéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03815052919739952721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-25914114201734540842010-04-12T23:47:08.213+02:002010-04-12T23:47:08.213+02:00Love this post. I laughed out loud causing my son ...Love this post. I laughed out loud causing my son to look at me rather queerly. I then read the post to him. I can honestly say, we are both relieved to know there are no condoms in the chickpeas in Belgium.<br />Keep these stories coming please!<br />PamPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823045128266781018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-89567690720634150922010-04-08T17:51:53.021+02:002010-04-08T17:51:53.021+02:00Great stories! You definitely should write a memo...Great stories! You definitely should write a memoir.The Domestic Adventurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771614518019574702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-54112022987144600222010-04-06T16:18:46.964+02:002010-04-06T16:18:46.964+02:00This so soooo funny! I make those crazy mistakes o...This so soooo funny! I make those crazy mistakes often. I'm lucky that most Parisians speak English and don't have much interest in hearing me practice my French on them!<br /><br />Diane2 Stewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215338109613729558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-67014667918512055272010-04-05T20:56:11.503+02:002010-04-05T20:56:11.503+02:00Oh Kate, I love your stories. You need to write a...Oh Kate, I love your stories. You need to write a book! Hope you are having a wonderful time on vacation, can't wait to hear your NEW stories when you return!Hungry Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176958081093165894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-40780719429959088642010-04-05T15:13:08.259+02:002010-04-05T15:13:08.259+02:00I loved this post! Learning the language in a new ...I loved this post! Learning the language in a new culture is such an adventure. I was stressed when we first moved to Weinheim - going shopping (for one must eat!) was a major project for me ... the confused looks on the faces of the various shopkeepers was a sure cue that I was butchering the German language... it's a good thing that most people are kind souls! They appreciated my feeble Susan @ The Spice Gardenhttp://thespicegarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-89848934882360920212010-04-04T03:52:44.983+02:002010-04-04T03:52:44.983+02:00This is hilarious!
Happy Easter Kate!This is hilarious!<br />Happy Easter Kate!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08731127892542929874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-39008445974934073132010-04-03T03:43:08.604+02:002010-04-03T03:43:08.604+02:00You just made my day with Fat Carl. I'm total...You just made my day with Fat Carl. I'm totally going to start calling Charlemagne that! I'm a professor-in-training and all of my dead languages do me little good wandering around the streets of Paris, so I'm sure I have made *many* blunders of the same sort.Bit of Butterhttp://www.bitofbutter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-83007296748951821902010-04-02T21:46:04.728+02:002010-04-02T21:46:04.728+02:00Great post Kate! I had a rather unfortunate incid...Great post Kate! I had a rather unfortunate incident when I was 17 and living in Belgium and wanted to ask the host dad if I could give him a good night kiss (three cheeks, please!) using "un baiser". Except I forgot to use "donner un"in front... Ooops. Luckily he was a French prof and understood what I meant. I never made that mistake again...Mardi Michelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125377934755716212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-82315437361089300312010-04-02T16:44:46.901+02:002010-04-02T16:44:46.901+02:00I totally enjoyed today's post. How fortunate...I totally enjoyed today's post. How fortunate you are to be able to converse in multiple languages! I loved your chickpea story and of course Charlamagne. Cute...your logic makes sense to me!Kathy Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273587388939860630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-89311045073343892012010-04-02T16:12:40.957+02:002010-04-02T16:12:40.957+02:00Missing you, Kate. Hope you're having a BLAST!...Missing you, Kate. Hope you're having a BLAST!!!~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-21341050864935432010-04-02T16:03:46.810+02:002010-04-02T16:03:46.810+02:00You had me laughing out loud! Great story, Kate. ...You had me laughing out loud! Great story, Kate. I loved the tale of the chickpeas :)SavoringTime in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416968440250548090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-24386517704566435562010-04-02T14:06:37.666+02:002010-04-02T14:06:37.666+02:00Oh Kate, you are too funny! In Spain, a lot of the...Oh Kate, you are too funny! In Spain, a lot of the students made that particular mistake with preservativo instead of conservador-quite embarrassing. Hope all is well!Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441053969652689705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-2184232761935950912010-04-02T12:26:58.545+02:002010-04-02T12:26:58.545+02:00Missing you. We're in Belgium this weekend.......Missing you. We're in Belgium this weekend........ha. Pink Promise back that we meet up ASA. Lots of love!Kitchen Butterflyhttp://www.kitchenbutterfly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-69276725004105122002010-04-02T07:15:13.432+02:002010-04-02T07:15:13.432+02:00Oh my! I laughed out loud on this one! And you are...Oh my! I laughed out loud on this one! And you are so 1,000% true! I tend to rely on my damsel-ish distressed look and smile. And hope that my "American accent" is charming to the unfortunate soul I approach. Fortunately, it usually works in my favor! BTW - Paris was lovely, thank you for the sweet well wishes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098621679474246839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-46238738884017420942010-04-02T06:36:26.169+02:002010-04-02T06:36:26.169+02:00LOL! When I first moved to Germany I was in our ve...LOL! When I first moved to Germany I was in our very warm, very steamy dorm kitchen and I opined to everyone in the near vicinity in my imperfect German "You know, it's not the heat, it's the homosexual!" It was all apparently just a matter of one umlaut... I never lived that one down.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621268822432289637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-12696983767269848522010-04-02T04:07:03.758+02:002010-04-02T04:07:03.758+02:00Oh Kate, this is truly Lost in Translation! ;)Oh Kate, this is truly Lost in Translation! ;)Ju (The Little Teochew)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15400827190284879780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601215681017407756.post-35039211360393027352010-04-02T03:44:24.445+02:002010-04-02T03:44:24.445+02:00Haha, your stories remind me of one of my favorite...Haha, your stories remind me of one of my favorite false cognates in Spanish. To be "embarazada" in Spanish is to be pregnant. This can cause confusion when a new speaker is trying to say they're embarrassed so they try to "spanglisize" the English term. Also in Chinese, if you use the wrong tone for MANY words you can really end up in trouble. For instance calling your Phyllisiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12416485547900815578noreply@blogger.com