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Ingabe i-Rude yesiFulentshi?
Uyakuzwa njalo futhi: "AmaFulentshi ahlukumezekile!" Ngaphambi kokuba uhambe ngezinyawo eFrance, uzwa izindaba ezesabekayo zabamemezeli abadabukile baseFrance abaphendulela impumulo kunoma ubani nanoma ubani, ama-snooty aseParis abenqaba ukunikeza izinkomba, noma nje abantu baseFrance abanozonda abakwaMelika.
Ngakho lapho uhamba khona okokuqala, yilokho okulindele futhi ululungiselele.
Iningi labantu lingaba yingozi futhi, uma liphonswa. Kodwa uzomangala kakhulu. Akukhona kuphela abantu abaningi baseFrance ohlangana nabo ngokugcwele, babenobungane, busizo futhi banomusa. Futhi yebo, bazokuphuma ukuze bakusize! Lokhu kungaba kanjani? Bekuphi lapho okuthiwa isiFulentshi esingenangqondo?
Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi lezo zinkolelo zikhululekile, ikakhulu uma sisetshenziselwa zona. Sasivame ukuhamba njalo ngonyaka ekuvakashele e-brasserie eduze ne-Ecole Militaire eParis ebizwa ngokuthi yiT Thoumieux Itholakala e-arrondissement yesi-7 futhi iyabukeka imnandi, yonke into efana ne-brasserie yaseParis. Abalindi babememezela kuwe, banikeze imenyu ngaphandle kokumamatheka futhi bathatha i-oda lakho ngokuthula. Sasijwayele futhi saba umdlalo wokuthola isikhonzi sokuphumula. Ngezinye izikhathi kwakuphumelele. Khona-ke uParis wanquma ukugijima umkhankaso we-charm futhi waqeqesha abalindi ukuba bathi Bonjour noma Bonsoir ngokumomotheka, futhi ulalele lokho okushoyo.
Sangena futhi abalindi benza lokho nje. Kodwa kwakungeyona into efanayo. Ngokuphambene nalokho, sasifuna abaculi bethu be-grumpy. Sazi ukuthi sasibaphi nabo. Ungakhathazeki; kuthatha zonke izinhlobo futhi uma unenhlanhla uzothola ama-grumpy. Phikisana nanoma ubani otholayo; I-Thoumieux iyabukeka futhi inenani elikhulu.
Indlela Yokukhahlela IsiFulentshi
Ayikho imfihlo ejulile. Vele ulandele amathiphu ajwayelekile okuqonda ukuthi uzoba kuphi emhlabeni. Njenge:
- Konke okungenani uzame ukukhuluma isiFulentshi. Mane nje uthi, "Bonjour! Parlez-vous anglais?" (okuthiwa bon-jouha, pah-lay vooz ahn-glay) angenza izimangaliso. Kusho ukuthi, "Sawubona. Ukhuluma isiNgisi?" AbaFrentshi abaningi abazozibiza ngokungazelelwe bakhulume isiNgisi ngokushelelayo uma nje uzama. Futhi, zama ukucabanga ukuthi ungacabangani ngomuzi ongahamba naye ekhuluma uFulentshi futhi elindele ukuthi uphendule kulolo limi.
- Qinisekisa ukubingelela izihambi nge, "Bonjour" ngaphambi kokufaka kwezinye izicelo. EFrance, kubhekwa kungenangqondo ukuhamba nje bese uqala ukukhuluma njengathi esikwenzayo eMelika.
- Yehlisa phansi! AmaFulentshi angabantu abathandekayo kakhulu emphakathini (nakuba noma bejabule noma bejabule ngento abangayibonisa ama-decibel). Angikaze ngiqaphele ukuthi ukukhathazeka kungaba kanjani ukuzwakala kuze kube yilapho ngiseFrance. Mina nomyeni wami sasidla isidlo sakusihlwa eCarcassonne lapho iqembu labavakashi baseMelika lingena khona, likhwaza kakhulu, ligijima lezitolo zokudlela lishaya izithombe zabathengi futhi ngokujwayelekile lihlambalaza. Indoda eyodwa yathi, "Ngicabanga ukuthi bayakhonza yini lapha?" ngaphesheya kwekamelo. Ukuziphatha kwabo kwakwenziwe nakakhulu nakakhulu eFrance lapho abantu bekhiye khona kakhulu. Ngingase ngiqaphele ukuthi abasebenzi abalindile babesenesizotha kulezi zinhlanzi, naphezu kokuphazamisa isikhathi sokudla kwesidlo sakusihlwa.
- Funda ngokungafani kwamasiko. Izikhathi eziningi, amaFulentshi asabela ngonya ngoba senza okuthile okubhekwa njengokungcoliseki ngokwezindinganiso zabo. Yazi isiko kanye namasiko aseFrance ngaphambi kokuya ukugwema ukungaqondi kahle.
NginesiFulentshi esabeka phezu kwamamephu ukuze angiqondise lapho ngiya khona, owabhala phansi i-dollar inani lapho nginenkinga ngezinombolo ezikhulunywa zeFrance futhi eza ngaphesheya nangaphezulu ukungisiza. Ngithole usizo ngesiNgisi kusuka kubantu abaningi baseFrance. Zama ukuthola ulwazi ngolunye ulimi ngenkathi uvakashela eNew York City. Ngakho ungahambi nomqondo wokubandlulula; phatha wonke umuntu njengoba uthanda ekhaya futhi uzoba neholide elikhulu.
Amathiphu ambalwa okumele ufunde ngaphambi kokuthi uhambe
Izindabakwanekwane eziphezulu mayelana namaFulentshi
I-Etiquette yokudlela ye-Restaurant ne-Tipping eFrance
Indlela yokukhokha ikhofi e-French Cafe
Ukuhlela okuningi ngaphambi kokuya eFrance
Hlela ukuvakasha kwe-French Budget
Hlola lawa macebiso amathiphu uma useFrance
Kuhlelwe nguMary Anne Evans