I have a good friend from France. She tells me as long as you attempt the language, the French will be very accepting. Sort of how Americans resent when foreigners don't try to speak English, but expect you to speak their language. Plus the French accent sounds so cool when spoken. How much I want to visit France.
My favorite scene from this overlooked (even by me) movie. 0:25 - ''Remarkable accent. Chicago?'' Double dose of comedy because Chicago and the rest of Illinois were French possessions in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Happy Bastille Day to the waiter. He was right at 0:58. He must've seen National Lampoon's Vacation and remembered the part where Ellen was in the shower.
I'm going to have to agree with you on that one. I made an effort and pulled out my dictionary only to be responded every time with a: "I speak English"
dalebsorry, I agree as well! Come on folks it is just a comedy! And please no offense to the folks of the french. I very much liked this scene! A shout out to the rest of the folks on this forum...GET A GRIP PEOPLE! Geez!
You're right. We did go to a small, obscure Moroccan restaurant in Paris where the waiters were polite and the food was better too! I guess the tourist places are worse. But Strasbourg... now that was great! It was not like Paris at all. In fact, Strasbourg was much more fun than Paris. Less pushy, less style... but I was there with a school group and staying with a local family. We got along great.
Switzerland is beautiful. Very expensive, but a great vacation if you can afford it. Anyways, just sayin, check out the east. I was pleasantly surprised and will surely go again many times
actually I know French and this is NOT a word by word translation.. what he is actually saying is even meaner. and it is "tu ne sentira pas la difference" not "tu ne senterai pas la difference". Wrong verb tense!!! and he is actually saying that the daughter has a "small ass". The waiter is actually telling him that Clark obviously does not speak a word of French and that he is completely pitiful at "our language".
It was like this when I went to Paris back in 1990. We had rude waiters, but my folks were blunt with them, so it was okay (don't smile, whatever you do). When a ticket clerk at the Louvre wouldn't sell us advance tickets, she gave a hard look and said "just give them to me." She had to do it again to get her change. We found another way to piss off the French. My Dad had a trucker cap with CAT DEISEL POWER on it. It was like having the word TOURIST written all over you.
My sister went to france and HATED it! They all spoke English but refused to even try to help her out when she asked directions. They were mostly pretentious snobs who had an undeserved sense of accomplishment just because of where they lived. you guys may have had a good experience, but individual results vary I suppose.
I would actually like to know what the French waiter said in French writing so that I can understand what words he used. I know Spanish (latin-based language) and French is part of a Latin language so just reading what he said in French (not what was said in the subtitle because there's no literal translation between french and english) would be awesome to learn! By the way, this scene is hilarious!
next time go to east europe. much friendlier people there. can't understand why millions of americans visit paris every year, which aside from the tourist attractions and a few cute hidden chapels is a big toilet, yet only a select few ever visit moscow, st. petersburg, sofia, budapest, ljubljana, etc.
there was an article used in a past english gcse paper about what top comment said about the parisian waiters. and here they are just using a stereotype of the 'parisian waiter' much like the rest of this film!
No they're not. I've been there. Not only that, I know dozens of people who have reported the same rudeness. Mostly only in Paris though, not the rest of France.
he says: "ah visiblement votre prof de Français devait être complètement nul, vous ne comprenez pas une broque de notre langue" wich VHSgoodies translated well
lol all you gotta do is speak a little of the language of the nation you travel too, they'll love you. I've been to France, Italy, Hungary... and they love me if I make an effort. Seriously, contrary to a popular belief, they DO love Americans.
This film is a spoof on the "stupid" American who travels abroad and acts intellectually superior in every way and "compares" rather than "experience" culture. We are laughing at our selves and Chevy Chase delivered this message in great comedic style.
Paris is ok...people in southwest France bear the Dorgonde Valley are alot nicer. I was in France two weeks ago visited Les Milandes Josephine Baker former home
Numba1SouthParkFan I think the reason the waiter is a "little bitch" is because it's a movie. It's clearly meant to be exaggerated just for comedy. The fact that you would assume from this clip that all people in France would actually treat an American tourist this way just further supports the idea that you are in fact ignorant. Just because a movie made a joke about one French waiter doesn't mean that the obviously comedic skit can speak for the millions of people in the country. It blows my mind that after seeing this clip you've arrived at the conclusion that you would never visit France.
You know I would probably also act rude as fuck if some square assed people from overseas came to my workplace and acted like they knew the language and ishhhh.
I'm french and i can tell you Paris is not France lol I mean French people outside Paris hate having to deal with Paris waiters, bar tenders, even entering a shop can be tough lol. They are over stressed and are rarely in a good mood... If they are tired of tourrists they should live in another city i think...
The French probably only hate people who are loud and boorish-if that's most Americans, then you have to change the way you act when you go abroad. This waiter was probably reacting to that and figured that the Grizwolds were like every other American he's served before-hence the rude words and demeanor.
Olivier Ordóñez just got back from France yesterday, you are so right. The only asshole waiter we saw was at Disneyland and he was from Australia. The French are very nice
you obviously dont know your history, america has never fought a war against france, but the colonies did when we were forced to side with england in the french and indian war. England won but the war was expensive and the british raised taxes on nearly everything in the colonies. Which caused the colonies to rebel and fight for their independence. So you can thank france for our independence
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This waiter chose the perfect family to make fools out of without them knowing it.
Two American champanes, hahaha.
Welcome to Europe!
I have a good friend from France. She tells me as long as you attempt the language, the French will be very accepting. Sort of how Americans resent when foreigners don't try to speak English, but expect you to speak their language. Plus the French accent sounds so cool when spoken. How much I want to visit France.
hahaha bet they are really like that too!!
the french were very nice to me while i was over there. my friend said that they were rude to him so there is no "standard" french behavior.
My favorite scene from this overlooked (even by me) movie. 0:25 - ''Remarkable accent. Chicago?'' Double dose of comedy because Chicago and the rest of Illinois were French possessions in the 17th and 18th centuries.
I wonder if the waiter did bring them dishwater.
Happy Bastille Day to the waiter. He was right at 0:58. He must've seen National Lampoon's Vacation and remembered the part where Ellen was in the shower.
I'm going to have to agree with you on that one. I made an effort and pulled out my dictionary only to be responded every time with a: "I speak English"
except for the fact that without america the french would be speaking german
You can visit. I'm going in May. I can't wait!
dalebsorry, I agree as well! Come on folks it is just a comedy! And please no offense to the folks of the french. I very much liked this scene! A shout out to the rest of the folks on this forum...GET A GRIP PEOPLE! Geez!
Indeed you did. I expected you to come back with another insult to America, good to see someone with a sense of humor!
i have a French nephew, so now I know what they're saying to me if I go there.
living in france from cleveland makes this video that much funnier
Well on that same trip she visited Switzerland and Italy as well.
ha ha they probably were saying stuff like this to you with big smiles on their faces.
I love this scene haha
me too, absolutely hilarious
Seems like a fairly accurate representation of customer service in Paris
You're right. We did go to a small, obscure Moroccan restaurant in Paris where the waiters were polite and the food was better too! I guess the tourist places are worse.
But Strasbourg... now that was great! It was not like Paris at all. In fact, Strasbourg was much more fun than Paris. Less pushy, less style... but I was there with a school group and staying with a local family. We got along great.
rofl!
I don't think I'll go to him for orders
Switzerland is beautiful. Very expensive, but a great vacation if you can afford it.
Anyways, just sayin, check out the east. I was pleasantly surprised and will surely go again many times
actually I know French and this is NOT a word by word translation.. what he is actually saying is even meaner. and it is "tu ne sentira pas la difference" not "tu ne senterai pas la difference". Wrong verb tense!!! and he is actually saying that the daughter has a "small ass".
The waiter is actually telling him that Clark obviously does not speak a word of French and that he is completely pitiful at "our language".
no the translation is WRONG!! he does not say that Clark's wife has big breasts.
It was like this when I went to Paris back in 1990. We had rude waiters, but my folks were blunt with them, so it was okay (don't smile, whatever you do).
When a ticket clerk at the Louvre wouldn't sell us advance tickets, she gave a hard look and said "just give them to me." She had to do it again to get her change.
We found another way to piss off the French. My Dad had a trucker cap with CAT DEISEL POWER on it. It was like having the word TOURIST written all over you.
good for you!
...still think that calling colas "American Champagnes" is a compliment :3
Man, he was worse than I remember.
I'm american and I'm not ignorant. I do speak some french. and italian.
what’s the name of this restaurant?
- two cola
- two american champagne..
I have a French nephew. Clark, you're giving us a bad name.
This attitude is sadly everywhere in Quebec too.
The quebecers don't want to listen to English too?
The colonies would have rebeled even if taxes hadnt been doubled to pay for the war.
I guess that they teach you what you want to hear in US heh...
My sister went to france and HATED it! They all spoke English but refused to even try to help her out when she asked directions. They were mostly pretentious snobs who had an undeserved sense of accomplishment just because of where they lived. you guys may have had a good experience, but individual results vary I suppose.
And how do you know that?
Damm very rude french waiter
still hilarious x
Which metro is it?
If you speak even basic French the people there are a lot nicer, French are often flattered when Anglos speak their language.
Not in Paris they're not. Not just my opinion either!!
Come on you guys, lighten up! Its just a comedy that's all! Deep breath guys! Chill!
were they jerks? :(
god that is unintentionally funny. I love dismissive blanket statements.
According to Nordic values wtf?! Thor's?
Can't people just bring along them a picture of what they and the picture having the word in French.
Wait, are these subtitles real? O_o
This is called humour. You might want to try it.
Really? So what nationality are people in Paris?
I would actually like to know what the French waiter said in French writing so that I can understand what words he used. I know Spanish (latin-based language) and French is part of a Latin language so just reading what he said in French (not what was said in the subtitle because there's no literal translation between french and english) would be awesome to learn!
By the way, this scene is hilarious!
next time go to east europe. much friendlier people there. can't understand why millions of americans visit paris every year, which aside from the tourist attractions and a few cute hidden chapels is a big toilet, yet only a select few ever visit moscow, st. petersburg, sofia, budapest, ljubljana, etc.
there was an article used in a past english gcse paper about what top comment said about the parisian waiters. and here they are just using a stereotype of the 'parisian waiter' much like the rest of this film!
No they're not. I've been there. Not only that, I know dozens of people who have reported the same rudeness. Mostly only in Paris though, not the rest of France.
he says: "ah visiblement votre prof de Français devait être complètement nul, vous ne comprenez pas une broque de notre langue"
wich VHSgoodies translated well
lol all you gotta do is speak a little of the language of the nation you travel too, they'll love you. I've been to France, Italy, Hungary... and they love me if I make an effort. Seriously, contrary to a popular belief, they DO love Americans.
LMAO
@comgeek24
if "overstessed and full of hate" was a nationality I could answer that question.
This film is a spoof on the "stupid" American who travels abroad and acts intellectually superior in every way and "compares" rather than "experience" culture. We are laughing at our selves and Chevy Chase delivered this message in great comedic style.
she looks 18 to me
Hahaha its funny cuz its true!!! fuck i hated french when i went to Paris haha.
@comgeek24
If "Fucked up" was a nationality I could answer that question.
LOLLLL "les infants"
les enfants, which means "children"
@movitmovit Maybe they just acted nice like this guy lol.
Pas mal proche, en tout cas.
Well, the americans has been rude to the French... so who can blame them?
It was the Americans that saved France from sinking. Remember that.
Trollface at 1:28
is the girl who played audrey in this film dead? :(
yes
Paris is ok...people in southwest France bear the Dorgonde Valley are alot nicer. I was in France two weeks ago visited Les Milandes Josephine Baker former home
hey im american.
Numba1SouthParkFan I think the reason the waiter is a "little bitch" is because it's a movie. It's clearly meant to be exaggerated just for comedy. The fact that you would assume from this clip that all people in France would actually treat an American tourist this way just further supports the idea that you are in fact ignorant. Just because a movie made a joke about one French waiter doesn't mean that the obviously comedic skit can speak for the millions of people in the country. It blows my mind that after seeing this clip you've arrived at the conclusion that you would never visit France.
You know I would probably also act rude as fuck if some square assed people from overseas came to my workplace and acted like they knew the language and ishhhh.
No wonder people like this waiter make fun of tourists. Chevy's French is horrendously bad and a lot of Americans are just as awful
yes its true i think maybe cause they speak enh while there which is very rude:)
your girlfriend do it better
Yeah people know better how to enjoy life outside Paris in general lol
it's a shame because Paris is cool for shopping and culture events...
I'm french and i can tell you Paris is not France lol
I mean French people outside Paris hate having to deal with Paris waiters, bar tenders, even entering a shop can be tough lol.
They are over stressed and are rarely in a good mood...
If they are tired of tourrists they should live in another city i think...
The French probably only hate people who are loud and boorish-if that's most Americans, then you have to change the way you act when you go abroad. This waiter was probably reacting to that and figured that the Grizwolds were like every other American he's served before-hence the rude words and demeanor.
parisians are not french, REALLY!!!
ot just you Americans buddy, they dont like us Brits much either, lol. Never mind most French people cant stand the Parisians either, lol.
This is a 1980's stereotype. French millennial waiters are much nicer and many of them are bilingual.
Olivier Ordóñez just got back from France yesterday, you are so right. The only asshole waiter we saw was at Disneyland and he was from Australia. The French are very nice
Not in my experience they're not. They are just as stubborn.
oh yes, the resitance... that sure changed the war and cost germany their victory. yeah, you just keep on telling oyourself that :P
you obviously dont know your history, america has never fought a war against france, but the colonies did when we were forced to side with england in the french and indian war. England won but the war was expensive and the british raised taxes on nearly everything in the colonies. Which caused the colonies to rebel and fight for their independence. So you can thank france for our independence
Indeed you did. I expected you to come back with another insult to America, good to see someone with a sense of humor!