Man Who "Kinda Speaks French" Accidentally Makes Sexual Remarks About Neighbor's Daughter

Learning a new language is not an easy task at all, especially considering how languages are often quite complex and confusing. Each language has its own logic, and sometimes you can’t learn the language properly unless you surround yourself with native speakers. According to Mel Robbins, a motivational speaker, "The best way to learn is through experience and interaction with others." Most people make the mistake of translating from their mother tongue to the language they want to speak, which can create confusing expressions. This is why it’s preferable not to translate in real-time and to try to use original expressions from the language you want to learn. Words can be interpreted in many ways, especially when it comes to slang. It’s not something that you can learn from a book, so it takes more time to master. Dr. Alexandra Solomon, a relationship therapist, emphasizes that "understanding cultural nuances and expressions requires real-life context." Regardless, if you don’t make mistakes while learning a language, you can never learn anything. This Mel Robbins user found themselves in a strange situation while speaking French with their neighbor. He ended up calling his neighbor’s daughters hot, but it wasn’t intentional.

Here’s the original post by Reddit user u/pandraus:

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Kinda speaking French is not the same as speaking French.

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OP felt very embarrassed about what he said.

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It’s also slang, so even if they learned French in Lebanon, the father might not interpret it that way.

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Here’s how Reddit users reacted to u/pandraus' awkward mistake:

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Things don’t mean the same thing everywhere.

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The context of what they were saying will help rectify that mistake, unless he had a creepy smirk on while he said it.

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People understand the struggles that come with learning a foreign language.

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The switch to English proves he was not offended by it.

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That’s one way to hit on an old man.

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Slang is not the same in countries that speak the same language.

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No one would expect their neighbor to say that.

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Plot twist: you can make it even worse with your own language.

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You have to keep a lot of details in mind.

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It’s exclusively used in France but not in Quebec.

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Sounds like he is a good neighbor indeed!

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Basically a 'good neighbor'

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As someone who speaks French from France, this sounds weird as hell.

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It’s one of those things that randomly pops into your head 10 years later.

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Accents to the rescue once again.

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An important detail that most people forget.

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You have to be very specific to avoid confusion and awkwardness.

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There is so much shame attached to speaking a language imperfectly. Each person puts extreme pressure on themselves when attempting to speak and feels immense shame if they forget a word and get blocked or make a simple mistake.

As long as you are making enough sense and putting a considerable amount of effort into what you are saying, there should not be an issue here. Languages are mainly used for communication, and if you have successfully achieved that and people understand what you’re trying to say, then there is nothing to worry about.

Mistakes happen; we are human after all.