Fun fact: the word "copain" meaning friend in french comes from the act of sharing bread with someone else. So a friend, in french culture, is indeed somebody you share bread with.
Vraiment? Dans le fûtur, je promenaderai avec un pain (I'm trying to say: I will walk with bread in the future/ from now onwards since I seem to be part French already.)
@rpmmoth712 I find it works well to let them lead the complaint exchange and agree, as not to risk accidentally complaining about something they actually really like. And if you're American, mentally prepare for jokes about WASP American culture, the British love those.
As a french I can garanty you this is why we walk around with a baguette under our arm, sometimes multiple ones : you never know when you're gonna need to start complaining to make friends.
@@sarahglover1262 Yes, good advice for men! For speaking with civilized people, however, this rule does not apply, so we will share location with every other gender
As a French person who never smiles to strangers, wears stripes 75% of the time and loves bread, this is fairly accurate 😂 I would definitely accept the friendship of anyone who offers me free baguette, and follow them around like a lil puppy anyway 😂
My little neighborhood park was trashes by the local mean French school moms and their unruly kids . They stayed for about 2 years then left ! We were so happy to see them find another after school park
@@MajoradeMayhem ...and Americas like the insufferable illegitimate mutant baby that got born from the fling. I guess that makes Canada Americas legitimate half-sibling. Wonder what that makes Germany?
I would bite the tip off of freshly baked and bought bread! I’d rather do that on the bread I’ll eat, than use the hands I exchanged money/touched handles with.
to be fair I think that all of us Europeans like to complain about something !!! If its not the weather its the Americans, if its not the Americans it's our immediate neighbour
I know! Don’t get me started! Bloody British, French, Germans, Italians, Spanish, Portuguese, Greeks, Danes, Swedes, Finns, Austrians, Poles, Irish, or Dutch, right!? And don’t get me started on the Czechs, Slovaks, Swiss, Lichtensteinians, or San Marinans, Norwegians, or Hungarians!
I think it is not out of place to say this likely so true. I used to think complaining was maybe a British thing, until I heard from a Finn how Finns like to complain also, and then here I am hearing about the French also😂😂.
Yeah. I don't know why Europeans complain about us Americans so much. Especially France. We've helped you with pretty much every war you've had. 😑 And yet you still hate us for it 😅
I’m tempted to send this to my French friend lol, though she doesn’t live on the mainland (La Réunion, a French-owned island by Madagascar) and I met her in the states. She’s not entirely like this, but she does enjoy complaining 😂
La Réunion is not owned. The only territory who is ""owned"" by France is New-Caledonia, all other french oversea territory are part of France, and also the french people who live in french overseas territories tend to be the more nationalist one, so never say that they are french owned, they hate that 😄 And btw, in the case of La Réunion, the indigenous folk of La Réunion are actually the french, it was an inhabited island, so in this case it's a truly 100% french territory.
@@andreacalmado5429 the only difference is that new caledonia has more autonomy but they still have the exact same rights as any french territory. and its is considered part of the french republic.
I was in Italy when a french guy tapped me on my shoulder to start a conversation which ended up him inviting me to France and Paris. I am still endeared and grateful to him for those memorable times, though we sadly lost contact through the years as life passed on.
@@rsamom it just means deceitful and untrustworthy. Its a very pretentious word, like "paradigm", so don't use it, ok? Its the kind of word Brian Griffith, the dog would use.
I’m French and I agree, we make contact while complaining, in fact it’s mandatory in every French conversation ! Favorite topic to complain about are : weather, politics and public transport lateness 😂
hahha they're so complicated... I made friends in France but man... everything was a struggle... and I'm from a country where people are as chaotic in a different direction... yes, they hate everything lol my main friends were more like me, though... i do like that they are super honest and at a certain point you appreciate the honesty bc you know its a real friendship..
The hands slapping on waist/thigh while shrugging and blowing air out with puffed up cheeks while complaining for French people is just too accurate 😂💀
I went over the steps with my French partner, and he started nodding and was like, "This is good advice. 60%-70% of our social interactions are just making complaints." Then I mentioned the last step, and he was so confused. He ended up responding with, "Then what? We start singing the national anthem like Americans?" They're so sassy😂
How to make friend with any French citizen. Step #1: Criticize the current french president loud and clear. Step #2: A dozen French people randomly assembled, one of them is gonna start a protest, go with them, you'll bond.
I think you are thinking of a Parisian. Or maybe Lyon, but in the country, cognac, jonzac, the people are different. Used to live in France, I miss it. I can pronounce French, but, can't hold a conversation anymore. Use it or lose it.:(
Many years ago, I was working with a French engineer, he was almost flawless, except his constant complaints about almost anything. I shared my observation with him. His response was “do you know why I complain so much, because I am French”.
You're talented and cute I liked this short more I relaxed now kisses, vice versa you have to teach languages by making comedies kisses in your heart 💓❤️ for real 😘😘😘😘
I always had luck just diving straight into a conversation about death or sex or art or pretty much any other topic that's taboo for small talk with strangers in the anglophone world. It's wonderful.
I distinctly remember my young cousin posing a question: do you ever feel like you were born in the wrong ethnicity? We’re Mexican, I said yea I feel I should’ve been French. I love complaining and everyone always shames me for it, but I feel like if I was French it wouldn’t be that weird.
Here's a foolproof way to make friends with a French person Step 1: approach from the side Step 2: say "this government is an American dog." this allows the French to complain about two of the biggest things they like to complain about - politics and the Americans Step 3: offer a cigarette. Cigarettes to the French are like air or water
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Fun fact: the word "copain" meaning friend in french comes from the act of sharing bread with someone else. So a friend, in french culture, is indeed somebody you share bread with.
Nice
Vraiment?
Dans le fûtur, je promenaderai avec un pain
(I'm trying to say: I will walk with bread in the future/ from now onwards since I seem to be part French already.)
Wow, knowing this makes 'companion' make more sense. 😮
@@keriannekerr1876Correction : "À l'avenir, je me promènerai avec du pain" 😉
Co-pain
A fella you share your pain with. A friend for sure.
20 years ago a French woman at my college walked up to me and started complaining about something and I now realize she wanted to be my friend.
😂❤
Omg aweeee 😭😭😭 if only you knew
To late 😂
@@ichraumauf553220 years too late 😅
Under-rated comment my friend...under-rated.
"Baguette removed from your inventory"
"French person added to your inventory"
A wild French person appeared
😂 brilliant
😂👃💨💨💨💨
😂😂😂
New creature sent to almanac! Check your backpack
I hate the sun, but I hate the clouds too is so relatable.
That’s DC area weather for you.
Could also be a German lol
Change the Baguette for a Brezel and you can use it also for the Germans 😂
😂
You hate things that give you life?
So create your planet and fuck off mate
Replace baguette with cup of tea and now you know how to make an English friend. It's uncannily similar
You can do the same in the Midwest with a coke lol
But the English are more light hearted about the complaining lol french really serious
@rpmmoth712 I find it works well to let them lead the complaint exchange and agree, as not to risk accidentally complaining about something they actually really like. And if you're American, mentally prepare for jokes about WASP American culture, the British love those.
To make friends with an English person you only have to complain about the French. No tea required.
@@davew4998 Unless you're French. In which case, I'll happily complain about Americans
"You have now obtained a french human. Your inventory is full."
😂
But they can carry item themselves so it's ok
Next level is German
French “human”
Overweight.
Drops a penny, starts running 😂
As a french I can garanty you this is why we walk around with a baguette under our arm, sometimes multiple ones : you never know when you're gonna need to start complaining to make friends.
😂😂😂😂 excellent j'adore !
😂
Guarantee 😉
@@angelalopez4843 Damn it, garanty, garantee, warranty. All translate and writes the same in French.
Stop trying to make friends! @@youtube-handle-are-a-joke
The complaining part is a very accurate and easy way to make friends in France, it's both funny and sad... I wonder where this is filmed.
Washington DC!
@@royaventureraI am there! How cool!
I knew that looked familiar...N side of Lafayette Park, going East?
I'm gonna assume you're trying to be friendly but don't ask a stranger online for their location😅 especially not a woman
@@sarahglover1262 Yes, good advice for men! For speaking with civilized people, however, this rule does not apply, so we will share location with every other gender
The lack of smile is so accurate. I've been in Lyon for 3 months, and I've yet to see a single person smile outside of conversation
You should have gone to Guillotière. Men there always smile to girls and women, trying to complement or something
@@berry-w-243oh God that's worse 😆
@bee2022 I KNOW XD lack of smiles doesn't seem so bad now, does it? Haha
Moulins is different, people there are very kind and they smile a lot.
Do you smile?
I do when I want to, I'm not a puppet.
"Be careful to never cross them"
😂😂😂Got me
Said in the same manner and superfast way all the dangerous sideeffects of drugs are listed in US drug ads.
This line!
If you do, you may end up with a close shave with the National Razor.
Especially a Corsican. Same in Itay--err Sicily,
The sniffing of the baguette like a cautious cat 😂
Well, in DC on is legitimately suspicious about the baguette.
Accepting food from a stranger, I even teach my kid to never do that. I am suspicious of such kind acts from strangers. Sniffing a bread, so ....
@@rsamom There could be a razor blade in that bagette.
@@RaptorFromWeegee yes but you would not smell be able to a razor blade😂 also then rather break by hand than bite
french smell food because it's a way to enjoy and identify it's quality
As a French person who never smiles to strangers, wears stripes 75% of the time and loves bread, this is fairly accurate 😂
I would definitely accept the friendship of anyone who offers me free baguette, and follow them around like a lil puppy anyway 😂
„But only vertical stripes make you thin. Everbody knows this!“ - Obelix
@@PowerControl A person of culture, as I see 😊
🥖
My first reflex as a French person seeing this is wanting to complain about it… which proves your point lmao this was so relatable !!!
I know, right? This video is so...😂 Yeah, I can't do it. I'm too "friendly-American"! I'll never make any French friends! 🤣😭
My little neighborhood park was trashes by the local mean French school moms and their unruly kids . They stayed for about 2 years then left ! We were so happy to see them find another after school park
I'm french and this is exactly how I met all my friends ^^
😂😂😂😂 trop bon ! 😂😂😂
Mais nooon 😂
Omg for real?😂
Absolument. 😉🕶️
@@alakbarovah 🤦🏽 Bonne chance! 👈🏽
As a French person living in Lyon, this is accurate. I promise we're nice when you get to know us 😂
My mom had a long business trip to Lyon (she’s Swedish) and said the people were very friendly and warm 😊
especially when you bring baguette…
@@lisapoe888 Maybe they're just friendly compared to aloof scandinavians.
I love my Frenchies 🫶🫶
@@Altrantis my mom could easily talk the ear off any French or Amercan even as a Swede 🤣
Complaning is our 'small talk'
It's why the British and the French are outward rivals but secret lovers. We speak the same language - constant complaining criticism.
@@MajoradeMayhem ...and Americas like the insufferable illegitimate mutant baby that got born from the fling.
I guess that makes Canada Americas legitimate half-sibling. Wonder what that makes Germany?
Yes but British criticism are disguised as compliments
@@xouxoful It does get nasty when we start "complimenting" your baguette.
A french person would never bite into the baguette, they’d tear a piece off.
Merci
Totally! It would be weird to get your germs onto somebody else’s food anyway!
I totally thought this.
No, not for the end. It’s actually a tradition to just bite the end off , coming out of the bakery
I would bite the tip off of freshly baked and bought bread! I’d rather do that on the bread I’ll eat, than use the hands I exchanged money/touched handles with.
to be fair I think that all of us Europeans like to complain about something !!! If its not the weather its the Americans, if its not the Americans it's our immediate neighbour
I know! Don’t get me started! Bloody British, French, Germans, Italians, Spanish, Portuguese, Greeks, Danes, Swedes, Finns, Austrians, Poles, Irish, or Dutch, right!? And don’t get me started on the Czechs, Slovaks, Swiss, Lichtensteinians, or San Marinans, Norwegians, or Hungarians!
I think it is not out of place to say this likely so true. I used to think complaining was maybe a British thing, until I heard from a Finn how Finns like to complain also, and then here I am hearing about the French also😂😂.
Yeah. I don't know why Europeans complain about us Americans so much. Especially France. We've helped you with pretty much every war you've had. 😑 And yet you still hate us for it 😅
@@sebastianmosqueda5959r/shitamericanssay 🙄
Tf? If it weren't for France helping you fight against the British, the USA wouldn't even exist
As a French, I’ve never been gifted a baguette, but anyone would win my friendship immediately if they did lmao
Not sure about biting into a baguette offered by a stranger but the rest is ok
If only I'd known this was the secret to making French friends while in France
me and french people would get along perfectly i love complaining and being a hater
hate is an art
Complaining is my national sport 🇵🇱
That’s Basic tho. Anybody can find flaws or be pessimistic- it’s a Flex
to find Joy and Wonder in the moments minutes hours and days of our lives
Be careful to not pronounce the 'h' in hater around the French
@@nextleveljourney6612 i can enjoy two emotions at once thank u tho
I was hoping you'd offer a croissant
That is another great option. Please try it and let me know the results.
Mnnn, make it chocolat de pain.
@@karibaxter4490you mean pain au chocolat?
@@Itwaspatricia I hate spell correct.
@@karibaxter4490 Dessert of pain
"Uncoiffed yet chic hair, lack of smile, and flawless skin"
Wow that's amazing how you nailed that!!
BeCarefultoNeverCrossThem 🤣🤣
"Be careful to never cross them..." 🤣🤣🤣
@hashbrown4325that, while setting fire to your car 😂
@hashbrown4325 > You are lame !
@hashbrown4325 they are known for being temperamental . They will send us to the guillotines
I'm not a native language speaker, so could anyone explain what does cross mean here?
@@Paul-uz6unx2
As a french i know this baguette is def n9t fresh, she bit off a rock
😂😂😂
It looked burnt and crispy 😂
also works great with croissants, ultimate weapon being the chouquettes ahahaha
Croissants or pains au chocolat !
It works with croissants too! With amandines you can even find love❤
"i couldn't help but notice you're only generally pissed off, so I figured you're in a good mood overall.."
The baguette offering 😂 im french this one suprised me
Dudette... My sister has only been living for 2 years in France and she's already the literal COPY of this!💀
This is also how to approach my cat, she LOVES the baguette
I’m tempted to send this to my French friend lol, though she doesn’t live on the mainland (La Réunion, a French-owned island by Madagascar) and I met her in the states. She’s not entirely like this, but she does enjoy complaining 😂
😅its not "owned" its part of France
my sister lives there too and i often go there but i live on mainland
La Réunion is not owned. The only territory who is ""owned"" by France is New-Caledonia, all other french oversea territory are part of France, and also the french people who live in french overseas territories tend to be the more nationalist one, so never say that they are french owned, they hate that 😄
And btw, in the case of La Réunion, the indigenous folk of La Réunion are actually the french, it was an inhabited island, so in this case it's a truly 100% french territory.
@@vividesiles3763 my bad, I assumed the wrong terminology. I’ll keep that in mind from now on, thanks!
@@andreacalmado5429 the only difference is that new caledonia has more autonomy but they still have the exact same rights as any french territory. and its is considered part of the french republic.
Alors là... Littéralement le best cross over du game !
On fait plusieurs vidéos ensemble cette semaine - c’est que la première 😉
Just walk up and yell, "Mais oui! haw haw haw" Always works for me :D .. Also did you know they actually say "ooh la la" unironically? Solid.
No… not the horrible « haw haw » pseudo sound of french people laughing
I kinda love how so much of your content shows how much you love French people despite their being fickle and difficult
I was in Italy when a french guy tapped me on my shoulder to start a conversation which ended up him inviting me to France and Paris. I am still endeared and grateful to him for those memorable times, though we sadly lost contact through the years as life passed on.
He wanted to kidnap you
tu es sûrement blonde avec des gros seins
I love the ending: hushed whisper, be careful to never cross them
It’s like approaching a cat 🐈 🐈⬛
im part french (mom is french, dad is french-canadian, plus also like scottish and english) and this is honestly rlly accurate LOLLL
Level 2 : how your baguette is cooked ? A typical French debate hahaha
Thank you - I will follow these steps and report back. :)
Please do!!
As a perfidious Briton, I've made friends with many French people simply by saying that I'm a perfidious Briton. They seem to appreciate the humour.
😂😂😂 génial 😂
I do not know the word perfidious, but I love when I learn a new word❤
@@rsamom it just means deceitful and untrustworthy. Its a very pretentious word, like "paradigm", so don't use it, ok? Its the kind of word Brian Griffith, the dog would use.
@@RaptorFromWeegee no I do not intend to use it, thanks for the heads up. You must be a good friend to have.
Omg this is hilarious, Northern Italians are like this too
Step 1: Find a french person
Step 2: Walk the other way
I'm in Paris now and omg their skin is absolutely flawless! I feel like a gargoyle, every person literally is so fresh and shmick!
You're just too cute!! You'd make friends with anyone!
Oh boy, what will I do for a fresh and crunchy baguette for breakfast?
I miss those days!
I’m French and I agree, we make contact while complaining, in fact it’s mandatory in every French conversation ! Favorite topic to complain about are : weather, politics and public transport lateness 😂
I'm sure all two of the people who want to make friends with a French person are taking copious notes.
That so true give us baguette and wine 👨🏻🎨
Just put an espresso and a croissant on your window sill, and they'll be Lured in like a cartoon to pie
hahha they're so complicated... I made friends in France but man... everything was a struggle... and I'm from a country where people are as chaotic in a different direction... yes, they hate everything lol my main friends were more like me, though... i do like that they are super honest and at a certain point you appreciate the honesty bc you know its a real friendship..
I would heart this.
If that's a baguette, I'm Baron Munchausen.
"Go , Safari ball ~!" 😂😂
Lack of smile means they're Parisian, not just french.
The hands slapping on waist/thigh while shrugging and blowing air out with puffed up cheeks while complaining for French people is just too accurate 😂💀
😂 Lesson learnt:
Befriending someone is easier when you both hate the same thing, instead of making friends based on the same interests.
Interesting
It’s like catching a wild Pokémon in the safari zone
I went over the steps with my French partner, and he started nodding and was like, "This is good advice. 60%-70% of our social interactions are just making complaints." Then I mentioned the last step, and he was so confused. He ended up responding with, "Then what? We start singing the national anthem like Americans?" They're so sassy😂
As a french this is so accurate !!!
Honestly, it's the "my hair isn't done but doesn't it look great" that is hardest to replicate. Too much effort and you become "bourgeois" 😂
Lack of smile 😅😅
How to make friend with any French citizen.
Step #1: Criticize the current french president loud and clear.
Step #2: A dozen French people randomly assembled, one of them is gonna start a protest, go with them, you'll bond.
This really needed the little musical flourish from "you are now holding a duck".
"be careful never to cross them", that one had me rotf ! ( Im french)
NO WAY IS THAT FRENCHYLO
Yes!! I complained and offered her some baguette and now we’re besties 🥰
@@royaventurera Aww I’m so happy for you guys🥰🥰🥰
I think you are thinking of a Parisian. Or maybe Lyon, but in the country, cognac, jonzac, the people are different. Used to live in France, I miss it. I can pronounce French, but, can't hold a conversation anymore. Use it or lose it.:(
la collab qui fait plaisir 😂
J’adore FrenchyLo 🫶
Many years ago, I was working with a French engineer, he was almost flawless, except his constant complaints about almost anything. I shared my observation with him. His response was “do you know why I complain so much, because I am French”.
Does this work for a French-Canadian, too? I 🇨🇦
I’d think they’re much friendlier 🤷🏻♂️ I know the French dislike how quebecois sounds
You're talented and cute I liked this short more I relaxed now kisses, vice versa you have to teach languages by making comedies kisses in your heart 💓❤️ for real 😘😘😘😘
I always had luck just diving straight into a conversation about death or sex or art or pretty much any other topic that's taboo for small talk with strangers in the anglophone world.
It's wonderful.
Roya, you're too funny 😂
Step 3 speak in a language that is not the native language. Hola, ya viene el verano, donde está el sol? qu'est-ce que tu dis?!
french dont speak english xd
the skipping along together at the end and the last public service message to never cross them.......i'm dying
I once offered a French woman my baguette magique
It worked like a charm
Like a charm that lets people disappear
Not funny.
Don't you know we're fed up with French bashing ?
Be creative instead of offensive
00:22:30 Кто-нибудь напомнит по какой игре этот ролик с белым паукообразным чудищем?
That French person you identified looks so French indeed. The skin, the hair, the shirt, the sunglasses and the lipstick
1: Find a French Person, 2: Don't scare, 3) Complain, 4: Bread.
Hehe, perfect!!! You forgot to mention you have to be super fluid in french. 😀
I think approaching people and offering carbs is the foundation of all adult friendships.
Ça fait un peu mal, mais il n’y a que la vérité qui blesse non? 😂
“do you have a cigarette”
Now you’re friends with a French person
Absolutely HILARIOUS ❣️😂🙌🏼💐
Thank you for making this video and others! 💝
That's also how to become my friend. I'm an American.
Love the PS at the end...."be careful to Never Cross Her...." 😮
You can identify them by their striped shirt and bright red lip gloss*
The rule that got forgotten: never talk in English to French...
You re funny. Your sense of humour I find witty, I must admit
How to make friends with a French person
Step 1: Be literally _anything_ but an American.
I distinctly remember my young cousin posing a question: do you ever feel like you were born in the wrong ethnicity? We’re Mexican, I said yea I feel I should’ve been French. I love complaining and everyone always shames me for it, but I feel like if I was French it wouldn’t be that weird.
Was baguette or brick? Broke my tooth through the screen.
So basically it's like approaching a horse😂😂😂
The French person will eat that entire baguette in about a minute
Lack of smile is 2000% true. 😂 I’m one of them 🤣
"Be careful to never cross them" rlly quick at the end LOL, that was a fun video!!!
Here's a foolproof way to make friends with a French person
Step 1: approach from the side
Step 2: say "this government is an American dog." this allows the French to complain about two of the biggest things they like to complain about - politics and the Americans
Step 3: offer a cigarette. Cigarettes to the French are like air or water
Now, how to make friends with a German?
You can identify them by their mime shirt