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You have plenty of nice places to eat cheap and good in France, better than those "French tacos" places. Just go to a decent boulangerie, you'll find good sandw
by edhelas 6y ago
You have plenty of nice places to eat cheap and good in France, better than those "French tacos" places. Just go to a decent boulangerie, you'll find good sandwiches, quiches or other things for a few euros, healthier and with decent ingredients :)
- benjohnson 6y agoIf you don’t speak French and are introverted, a boulangerie can seem intimidating. Here’s how to go for it: Upon entering, say “Bonjour” - that will alert them that you a polite and also don’t speak French. Point to what you want that looks tasty as say “Un (Un)” for one “Deux (Duh)” for two and put a “Merci (Mer-si)” after each order. Pay and say “Merci Bien! (Mer-si Bee-en” at the end. Presto, it will go smoothly and the proprietor will actually like you because you made an attempt. Don’t worry if the proprietor switches to darn-good-English - they’re happy you made the attempt and are just trying to hurry the order along so they can get to the next customer.
- bitwize 6y agoShowing a modicum of effort gets you far abroad. The Japanese gave me full marks for effort when I spoke to them in my very rusty Japanese language I'd mainly acquired by university classes and college-age weeabooism. Getting drunk and proactively looking up unfamiliar words/phrases in Aedict helped matters -- and I think I'd learned more Japanese in those two weeks than I did in three semesters of college. I can confirm: swallowing your introversion, just for a bit, and engaging the locals in their local tongue, pays dividends, regardless of how shitty you think your skill in the language is.