Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Marc > > I have found that at least in the UK, I can get my beefsteak by > ordering it as "au point" or "bleue". (Forgive the spelling, bitte). > They know the French words, not the American. Strange, no? err... strange? Certainly not. France is 22 miles away, the US... a whole ocean. You can SEE France on a clear day. I'd wager more Brits holiday and travel back and forth to France than the US. There is a centuries old back and forth (including inter-marriage) between the Channel ports and fishing villages on both sides. And ever heard of the Normans and 1066? There's an awful lot of French in the English language. But heaven forbid that other parts of the world would fail to follow and comprehend US custom... :-) tim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html