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If 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 the
by benjohnson 5y ago
If 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 5y 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.