You know how in the
school French classes (
High School or
College) they never taught you any
useful swear words? Well, I visited
Paris recently and found a great way to
learn all of the coloful ways in which the French people
hurl insults at each other.
1. From anywhere in Paris, hail a
taxi.
2. Ask the driver to take you to
somewhere about 20 minutes away.
While attempting to either negotiate the
insane Paris traffic (if you caught your taxi during the day) or
drive drunk (if you caught your taxi late at night) the driver will regail you with a
constant stream of French profanities. These are usually directed at
other drivers.
If your driver uses the
same word over and over again, such as "merde, merde, merde", simply say to him "You know, in the
United States we drive much, much
better than these smelly Parisians." You will now get to hear a bunch of swear words directed at you.
Enjoy!