Email or username:

Password:

Forgot your password?
Top-level
Patrick McLaughlin

@TheDonsieLass @TritTriton @sarahbecan

I learned French in Brussels. Parisians and Quebecois all wrinkle their brows in discomfort at an American accented Bruxelloise.

Enough that I've had someone drop into English to demand "WHERE did you learn French? In *Brussels*?!"

It's like learning English in the Bronx, I guess.

2 comments
The Crafty Miss

@McPatrick Hahaha, this is fantastic information. It reminds me of my uncle, who learned German informally from friends and work associates there who speak primarily regional dialect. He has been told he speaks "truck driver German"

The Crafty Miss

@McPatrick @TritTriton @sarahbecan As an aside, Bruxelles is one of my favourite place names to say in French (whereas I think Brugge is more fun to say in Vlaamse than to call it Bruges)

Go Up