Comments on: Brevet blanc…and mind gone blank

By: Boris

Boris — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:58:13 +0000

Yann, I think you’ve misunderstood this post. It is self-mockery (British humour again, sorry!) of my own shortcomings, not a suggestion that because two adult males ‘faire la bise’ that make all French males gay. The point was simply that in the UK everyone always keeps their distance, in France they don’t. Which takes some getting used to for us.

By: Yann

Yann — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:21:56 +0000

Sure! This is because French males are all faggots, remember?
Duh! You guys are so sickening. Oozing with clichés qui dépassent les limites de l’entendement. It’s afflicting of stupidity.
Most boys quit kissing on the cheeks older men when they turn 12. They only remain “kissy” with their close male relatives, and this will last for the rest of their life. I’m 31 and I still “fais la bise” to my father, brothers, cousins, and uncles.

Believe me, you’d rather be worried about what these French boys do to your daughters behind the barn. The danger ain’t nested in their way to greet the old man… Ask your girls. Surely they already know what the verb “plotter” means in French.

By: Jacqui U

Jacqui U — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:29:40 +0000

Same here – crossing the playground takes ages! Trouble is, local to us, teenage boys still ‘faire la bise’ with adult males until they are approaching eighteen years old.

Our daughters have made it very plain to their male school friends that trying this with Richard might seriously damage their health. They now approach with their right arm out straight, their hand ready to ‘shake’ – and a look of fear on their faces!