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Je dois aller aux toilettes
Strange topic maybe, but you know, rules are different in every culture. So,I guess you have already noticed there are only a few public toilets in France, and you must pay. It's because, in France it's nearly taboo ! So, when you are invited or even...
Quand est-ce que je rends l'invitation ?
When can you invite people back ? As a foreigner, you can invite when you want. Usually, French people take their time between “invitations”, at least one or two months. Back to je suis invité / I'm invited
Je pars, je dis quoi, je fais quoi ?
Intersting ! You must find the “right moment”. If you are invited for an apéritif, after your second glass (I talk about a French “after”, it means at least 30 minutes after), when your host asks you if “vous voulez boire quelque chose d'autre ?”, “je...
Je suis invité pour un apéritif
Drink one or two glasses, eat slowly because very often all what is on the table is all your hosts prepared and it must last all the apéritif ! Back to je suis invité / I'm invited
Je suis invité pour un repas
If you don't want to eat anymore when you are asked if “vous en voulez encore ?, refuse with : “non merci” If you want some more, don't help yourself, wait for your hosts to ask “vous en voulez encore ?”, then you can say “oui, merci”, “oui, je veux bien”....
J'arrive, je dis quoi, je fais quoi ?
At what time do I arrive ? If your host indicated a time, arrive “around this time” : in France, it means “not before and until 30 minutes after” !! What do I say : just say “merci” when your host tells you “entrez”, “donnez-moi vos manteaux”. Add the...
Est-ce que j'apporte quelque chose ?
Yes. Bring a bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers. If it's not the first time (congratulations!!), you can bring something to eat : a dessert. But you must say it or ask at the same time you're invited : “j'apporte le dessert”, “j'apporte quelque chose...
On m'invite, j'accepte comment ?
Congratulations if you are invited ! Because French people take their time but once you are invited, it means they want to know more about you, and maybe to introduce you to their private circle. And that's important, because in France, people don't have...
Pourquoi est-ce que je ne suis pas invité ?
You may think that French people are just cold and distant. Right, but it's a cultural behaviour, it's not because of you, it's not against you. I guess things change a lot with younger generations, but slowly. French people also make a big difference...
Je suis invité : I'm invited
Pourquoi je ne suis pas invité ? Why I haven't been invited yet ? On m'invite, j'accepte comment ? I'm invented, I agree Est-ce que j'apporte quelque chose ? Do I bring something ? J'arrive, je dis quoi, je fais quoi ? I arrive, what do I say and do ?...