Ash moved to France a few weeks ago, but...she doesn't know any French. Kinda a stupid move for someone who decided to move to France. Anyways, she went to a French cafe to get a cup of coffee, since she loves the stuff.
"Bonjour! Qu'est que vous desirez? (Hello! What would you like?)" the waitress asked.
"Ummmm...can I have a cup of coffee?" Ash asked.
The waitress was confused. Keep in mind, she doesn't know any English whatsoever. She went and came back with a cup of...water...
"Uh, no...that's not what I asked for, sorry..." Ash said.
The waitress was starting to get annoyed. She came back with...
"Vous desirez le thé? (Did you want tea?)"
"Umm, no...sorry..." Ash said.
The waitress was getting mad. She came back with a cola. Who thinks that people want a cola with breakfast? (There are probably people who do that though...)
"No..." Ash said.
Oh, the waitress was peeved now. She glared at Ash as she came back with...
"Coffee! Thank you!" Ash said, leaving. She left money on the table.
"Ugh, elle est trés stupide... (Ugh, she is really stupid...)" the waitress murmured.
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The next day, Ash went to a different cafe.
"Bonjour, ou salut! (Hello, or hi!)" the waitress said, "Qu'est que vous desirez? (What would you like?)"
"Hi, can I have a cup of coffee?" Ash asked.
"QUOI?! (WHAT?!)" the woman yelled. She slapped Ash in the face. She'd thought that Ash said something very offensive.
Ash ran out of the cafe. "Tu es trés bête! (You are very idiotic!)" the waitress yelled to her retreating back. "Pourquoi...(Why...)"
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Ash went back to the other cafe from her first cafe visit. Bad news: she got the same waitress as last time.
"Ugh...pourquoi moi... (Ugh, why me...)" the waitress muttered angrily.
"Qu'est. Que. Vous. Desirez. (What. Would. You. Like.)" the waitress said aggressively, clenching her teeth together.
"May I have a cup of coffee?" Ash asked.
"QU'EST QUE VOUS DESIREZ!? (WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?!)" the waitress yelled, absolutely done with Ash.
"I just want a cup of coffee, please! Can I just have a coffee?!" Ash said, surprised by the yelling.
The waitress left and dumped a glass of boiling water on Ash's head.
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This is why you should have language knowledge when you move somewhere with a different language, kids...
Fun fact: I know some French, but I probably don't know enough to move to France and live there.
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