Having read a lot of foreign travel posts lately, I wondered if it might be useful to fill this thread with useful information, such as what on earth is a Jeton, I can't be the only one who is clueless, you can of course Google stuff, but this forum is after all called facts so lets have some, but keep it to information and not chat please.
Jeton: a token purchased at a local business and inserted into a device to allow access to utilities eg water, waste, electricity (not necessarily each nor all of them). Available in a variety of styles and prices: buy local!
Borne: the service area of aire, sometimes a commercially made and easily recognisable unit where toilet emptying, grey water dump and fresh water fill up are located, on many older aires they will be locally made ranging from very good to bloody awful.
The commercially made ones normally require some payment ranging from coins, credit cards and sometimes jetons.
Also useful to learn the local slang which might improve your chances of a good response.
So rather than ask for a bierre or cerveza which I think means bottles I ask for une pression in France and una cana in Spain which I think means draught and una copa for a glass of wine.
I do know other phrases other than those for alcohol ?????????? and I am happy to be corrected if necessary.
I cant see the word "Rappel" without thinking about the late great Pusser and his story about worrying about how many "Rappels" he was doing in his van.
I cant see the word "Rappel" without thinking about the late great Pusser and his story about worrying about how many "Rappels" he was doing in his van.
I keep a spreadsheet with details and costs of our journeys......................of course I look up the exchange rate each time in case I need to change it in the formulas.
I remember on our second trip also looking up the rate of kms to miles, in case......................I won't go on
Portuguese. Of which we have learnt shamefully little.
Bom......good
Bom dia....good day
Obrigado...thanks (male)
Obrigada....thanks (female)
Autocaravan....Motorhome
Sim/não..........yes/no
We had a very noisy group of French on a recent trip.Up early shouting Bonjour.........Ca Va to each other right across the campsite.
All this despite my French friend asking them to keep it down....................I said to him that I wanted to know the French word for "consideration" so I could shout it out.
Well there you go Sandra: that was Pudsey's original request.
Instead of telling us that you don't find the contributions funny or wandering off on one of your usual highly spaced rants about other contributors, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE US THE WISDOM WHICH YOU HAVE ACQUIRED REGARDING FOREIGN TERMINOLOGY? :kiss::kiss::kiss:
Aldra, all the words I have posted are in common use in France and Portugal. They are English words absorbed into the French language or words common to both languages. The French language has many shortfalls and often has to borrow words from richer languages. Some examples are ‘knockouter’, boxing, football, weekend etc.
So get off your high horse and stop spouting rubbish.
In answer to Sandra saying “This thread is crap” a couple of days ago, what about the “The last member to post here blah, blah, blah” thread where all you get is “I’m last” ...... “No, I’m last” ...... “No, it’s me” ad infinitum. Just WHAT is the point of it?
In answer to Sandra saying "This thread is crap" a couple of days ago, what about the "The last member to post here blah, blah, blah" thread where all you get is "I'm last" ...... "No, I'm last" ...... "No, it's me" ad infinitum. Just WHAT is the point of it?
Well I’m not going too Pudsey
Bugger off that is
I was merely commenting on the silly answers on what I thought was a serious thread, and not in any way having a go at you
If I disrupt a thread it’s jumped on....not one rule for all it seems
I’m sorry if my latest posts have been about Alberts bowel cancer diagnosis and surgery
If that makes it all me me, I must admit we both have been and still are very anxious
However he has come through the surgery well, missing a large part of his bowel though
You may or not be pleased to know
But of course you had no reason to read them so I’m not sure what your gripe is
Maybe you just want to jump on the bandwagon
As to memory ,never have I over the years ever directly insulted you
Am I wrong in thinking you could give me a break to process alberts bowel cancer
His op and the wait for results
And at least get him home
Or does that make me a weakling and easy to attack in your books ?
I’m so disappointed at the continuing attacks
Give me time I’ll come back
Just now I’ve more worrying things that consume me
Sandra
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