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Vive la différence
Looking at the différence between
Cookie and Biscuit.
We are told that
Cookie comes from ''koekje''
Which is Dutch for ''little cake''.
Biscuit comes from the Latin ''bis'' and ''coquere''
Which means twice baked.
Yet in France they insist on eating cookies
While in Québec we eat biscuits.
The French perhaps think it is classy to say cookie
But it sounds rather snobbish to me.
They love to use anglo terms
Like shopping and week-end.
Le magasinage et la fin-de-semaine
C'est pas bon pour eux.
Vive la différence.
Cookie and Biscuit.
We are told that
Cookie comes from ''koekje''
Which is Dutch for ''little cake''.
Biscuit comes from the Latin ''bis'' and ''coquere''
Which means twice baked.
Yet in France they insist on eating cookies
While in Québec we eat biscuits.
The French perhaps think it is classy to say cookie
But it sounds rather snobbish to me.
They love to use anglo terms
Like shopping and week-end.
Le magasinage et la fin-de-semaine
C'est pas bon pour eux.
Vive la différence.
Published 1st Jul 2022
Author's Note
Negative or positive. Whatever. Biscuit in french: pronounced ''bisk oui''. There is also the weird ''gosses''. The French use to refer to their kids. Les gosses font çi et ça....In Québec, les gosses means your testicles. Imagine when you watch a french movie for the first time and your hear the guy constantly talking about his testicles....
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1st Jul 2022 8:41pm
Love this… I am half French Canadian on my father’s side… my grandmother was québécois…
31st Jul 2022 5:20am
Just another fun fact, I like these.
True story, a couple of weeks ago, the college I work at was hosting a drum corps competition. I was assisting our director with the event when one of the other corps' directors needed some assistance. As we were talking, I noticed his accent. I had forgotten the corps (Les Stentors) had come down to California all the way from Montreal.
As the group was taking the field, I kept say "good luck" in English to the member, until I heard them speaking French. I felt a little silly, but it was fun finally watching this group live (from the sidelines).
True story, a couple of weeks ago, the college I work at was hosting a drum corps competition. I was assisting our director with the event when one of the other corps' directors needed some assistance. As we were talking, I noticed his accent. I had forgotten the corps (Les Stentors) had come down to California all the way from Montreal.
As the group was taking the field, I kept say "good luck" in English to the member, until I heard them speaking French. I felt a little silly, but it was fun finally watching this group live (from the sidelines).
31st Jul 2022 12:34pm
